Fabrice Grinda of FJ Labs - diversified portfolios, secondary sales and dinner parties
Episode description
Fabrice Grinda is the co-founder and managing partner of FJ Labs, a venture capital firm that has invested in over 1,200 startups with more than 350 exits, including early investments in Alibaba, Flexport, and Delivery Hero. He previously built and sold three companies as CEO: Aucland (one of Europe's largest auction sites), Zingy (mobile media startup sold for $80M), and OLX (global classifieds platform operating in 90+ countries with 150M+ monthly users, acquired by Naspers).
In this episode of World of DaaS, Fabrice and Auren discuss:
- Curiosity-driven investing and founder assessment
- Diversified portfolios vs concentrated strategies
- Secondary sales and exit strategies
- AI tools transforming investment research
Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @worldofdaas.
You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Fabrice Grinda on X at @fabricegrinda.
Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)