Mercedes Bent, Partner at Lightspeed – Unlocking Fintech’s Potential Across the Americas & Balancing Priorities in Venture Capital Investing

Send us a text [Original air date, March 28, 2023] Miguel Armaza interviews Mercedes Bent, Partner at Lightspeed, a global venture capital firm founded in the year 2000. Over the last 23 years, they have secured over $18 billion in committed capital and backed over 500 companies, including Snap, Affirm, Faire, Grubhub, Carta, Blend, and a long list of great firms. In this episode, we discuss: Investing in marketplaces or credit-driven businesses and what founders and investors should keep in...