Refactor's Zal Bilimoria: “I am the investment committee”

The Times Tech Podcast

Will Morley

Business, Unknown, Technology

4.9 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent Danny Fortson brings on Zal Bilimoria to talk about being a solo venture capitalist (3:15), how he decided on investments (6:30), happening into climate tech (9:30), raising $50m every three years (10:45), learning at his dad’s business (12:20), bouncing around the tech industry (14:30), his first job as a kid (21:40), focusing on hard tech (28:00), where he won’t invest (31:00), hunting for the “fund returner” (35:30), why venture is not glamorous (37:00), reinventing IVF (43:20), and the potential backlash (46:00).

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1:23.9	I feel like folks might be still away soaking up the last days of summer.
1:27.3	Anyhow, keep your eyes peeled for an update. We'll either be back earliest August 30th, I feel like folks might be still away soaking up the last days of summer. Anyhow, keep your eyes peeled for an update.
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