Podcast with Octavio Sandoval from Illumen Capital

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How Illumen Capital Funds Diverse Funds - LP Insights from Octavio Sandoval

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🌟 How Illumen Capital Funds Diverse Funds | LP Insights from Octavio Sandoval 🌟

This week's guest on Unlocking Venture Capital is Sydney interviewing Octavio from Illumen Capital, a fund of funds with more than $300 million AUM. Sydney interviews Octavio about how Illumen is leading the way in creating a new venture capital ecosystem by overcoming bias and deploying capital to underrepresented founders and new fund managers.

In this insightful interview, Octavio uncovers:

• How Illumen Capital addresses biases in VC decision-making
• How the death of George Floyd affected venture capital financing trends
• Guidelines for emerging fund managers in building long-lasting firms
• How LPs assess and manage risk when investing in early-stage funds
• Why climate tech and inclusive systems must be investment priorities of the future

Timestamps:

0:00 Interview Octavio from Illumen Capital

0:52 What Illumen Capital does & the problem they're solving

1:57 Octavio's path: MIT MBA, CFA, & VC career path