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Hosted by Linqto's Chief Strategy Officer Karim Nurani, The Global Investor Podcast is explicitly designed for accredited investors. Each episode is an opportunity to stay informed, hear from like-minded individuals, and learn from successful business executives.  Join us as we take this educational and engaging journey to find some of the most passionate entrepreneurs and interesting pre-IPO companies from around the globe.

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Private Investing Made Simple

Jul 13, 2022

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode, Marc Weill, Senior Advisor at Two Sigma Ventures, and Blake Commagere, Co-Founder & COO of Vault12, joined our host, Karim Nurani, to discuss the environment of web3, what web3 means, and how to find the real opportunities during the economic downturn. 

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EPISODE NOTES

Today's Guest: Marc Weill & Blake Commagere

In a career that has spanned over three decades and nearly every aspect of financial services, Marc Weill has served in key roles at several top firms, including Chief Investment Officer at Citigroup. Marc is currently a Senior Advisor at Two Sigma Ventures, where he helps source and evaluate investment opportunities while providing strategic support to their portfolio companies. 

In addition to serving on several boards, Marc serves as a mentor for many startup accelerators such as Creative Destructive Labs (CDL), NYU's Endless Frontier Labs (EFL), Entrepreneurs Roundtable (ERA), The Barclays Accelerator powered by Techstars, Startupbootcamp, and Columbia University's Almaworks. 

Blake Commagere is an angel investor, serial entrepreneur, and advisor to several companies in the SF Bay Area. He has started seven companies in his career and sold 5 of them. He regularly talks on various subjects, including Growth Hacking/Viral Marketing, Fundraising, and Psychology Management. 

He created the social gaming category by building some of the biggest apps (over 50 Million players) on Facebook, including the iconic games Zombies, Vampires, and Werewolves. Blake also wrote and designed the first version of Causes on Facebook, which has over 120 Million users and has raised over $100 million for various charities.

Our Host: Karim Nurani

Karim Nurani is an entrepreneur, investor, and chief strategy officer at Linqto, a leading platform providing liquidity in the private sector. The Global Investor Podcast host - Karim has 30 years of experience in new business development, focusing on strategy and business transformation. As a visionary who can assess business models from the perspectives of both an executive and investor, Nurani is responsible for the formation and success of over a hundred startups ranging from mining to process manufacturing. As a partner at Keiretsu Connect and throughout his time with Bay Angels, Sandalwood Ventures, and other entities, he has guided investors and new venture leaders to launch and develop markets as diverse as IoT, GreenTech, etc CannaTech, AR and VR, and more. 

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