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I chatted with Tzvete Doncheva, International Investor Relations for VC firm PropTech1. PropTech1 targets founders who are building innovative businesses in the real estate industry. Tzvete’s path to VC is a little different than most. Her career first started in media before breaking into VC. During our chat, we discuss barriers one has to overcome to get into a VC and why female founders historically get less funding than males.
If you’re interested in learning more about VCs, this episode is for you. Let’s dive in!
Show highlights:
- 1:00 – London vs Berlin
- 2:40 – career path began in media
- 4:10 – overcoming barriers to get into VC
- 7:10 – role and interesting projects at VC firm
- 9:15 – prop tech in the European sector
- 10:50 – female founders getting less funding than male founders
- 13:10 – “the pay gap starts in school”
- 16:00 – don’t underestimate how young a child can form an opinion about the world
- 19:30 – being a role model
- 22:05 – a funny reason why a founder would ask for $50M in addt funding
- 23:25 – Tzvete’s headline for her own VC firm
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Eric Melchor