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Abha Nath (Investor @ Wonder Ventures)
What makes Southern California unique as a startup ecosystem, changing dynamics of evaluating teams virtually, and some red flags that scare investors away
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This week we had on Abha Nath of Wonder Ventures.
Wonder is an early-stage fund that aims to invest earlier than anyone else in Southern Californiaโs best founders. Since its founding in 2015, the firm has invested in category-defining companies like Honey, Luxe, Joymode, and a number of others. Abha is the first and only hire at Wonder, and we wanted to have her on to dive into her unique path to where she is today.
In this talk, we discuss:
Abhaโs journey to venture and how her previous roles at the Disney Accelerator and Ring prepared her to be an investor
What makes Southern California unique as a startup ecosystem
What has changed when evaluating early-stage companies virtually
Some red flags that make businesses un-investible
Check out the full episode below:
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