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Ep 268 The Mindset of a Top-Tier VC with Mercedes Bent
WithMercedes Bent
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Mercedes Bent, formerly a Partner at Lightspeed, and a leading investor in fintech, AI, and consumer companies. Guest Bio: Mercedes Bent is a seasoned investor with a background that spans venture capital, startups, and institutional finance. As a former Partner at Lightspeed, she spent over five… More on the show's page
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LatAm 'plays on hard mode' according to VC Mercedes Bent
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This week, Mary Ann spoke with Mercedes Bent, Partner on the early stage team at Lightspeed Ventures and co-lead of Lightspeed’s LatAm region and angel fund. The pair chewed through a number of topics, including: How and why Mercedes started investing in Latin America, and why she thinks the region… More on the show's page
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#133 – From childhood inventions to startup investing around the world: Mercedes Bent, Lightspeed Venture Partners
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MentionsLightspeed Venture Partners
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Mercedes grew up in a household where inventions, product ideas, and web development were discussed at the dinner table. That unique environment created a curious-minded person who started her professional career on Wall-street but later became a startup founder and investor. Today she is part of…
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The State and Future of EdTech with Mercedes Bent and Anne Dwane
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Mercedes Bent (@mercebent), partner at Lightspeed, joins Erik and co-host Anne Dwane to discuss: - What Mercedes and the EdTech space in general learned from General Assembly, a company ahead of its time. - Her market map of EdTech and why she says it should perhaps be called LearnTech rather than… More on the show's page
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Platform Shifts, AI, and the Future of Consumer Investing
MentionsMercedes Bent
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. Welcome back to another episode of Venture Unlocked, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the business of venture capital. In this episode, I had the pleasure of… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's page#164, How to craft founder-investor relationships: Investo, Cumbuca, and Lightspeed Venture Partners at Vamos Latam Summit
MentionsLightspeed Venture PartnersJonathan LewyMercedes Bent
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A founder-investor relationship is like a marriage: hopefully, you're both sticking to each other through thick and thin, for years to come. Finding the right partner and crafting this lasting relationship is no easy task. That's why we called founders and investors to share their experiences…
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Apple PodcastsThe tale of two edtech IPOs
MentionsMercedes Bent
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Last week, Natasha and Alex jumped on Twitter Spaces to discuss the tale of two edtech IPOs: Duolingo, the consumer language learning company, and Powerschool, the enterprise K-12 software platform. It was a rare moment in the sun for the recently-revitalized sector, which saw two companies list on… More on the show's page
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