The Sure Shot Entrepreneur

Successful entrepreneurs begin with the support of a few #earlybelievers. Gopi Rangan, founding partner at Sure Ventures, interviews venture capital investors in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Guests share insider stories on how they invest in early stage startups. Do you want to learn from real-life challenges, inspiring missions and important decisions by CEOs, founders, VCs, angels, and advisors? Listen to https://podcast.sure.ventures.

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episode 59: It’s about people not spreadsheets


Matthew Jones is a managing director at Anthemis, a London-based venture capital firm focused on insurance and risk related technologies. Matthew shares Anthemis’ thesis-driven insurtech investment approach, and the things that excite him the most in the first call with founders. He also shares authentic stories showing why it’s difficult to uncover impactful opportunities if the team lacks someone with a deep understanding of the industry.

Highlights:
[3:20] Why many venture capital investors would look at you as if you had two heads when you mentioned insurance in 2014.

[8:45] Two kids in a garage writing software can disrupt a traditional industry. However, to build a successful insurtech company, you need to have someone who deeply understands the industry.

[12:05] Although due diligence for tech startups is tricky, it’s the unpredictability of opportunities in the space that makes early-stage investing exciting.

[20:42] Optimizing for investors who are super quick may not be the right thing to do for the company’s long-term growth needs.


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 August 24, 2021  28m