TX Zhuo of Fika Ventures on the Fintech Evolution in SaaS and Seed Portfolio Construction

This week I am interviewing my friend and fellow board member TX Zhuo of Fika Ventures. Fika has made notable investments in Pipe, FirstResonance, and backboneAI. We go into detail about speaking about the importance of fintech in emerging software applications as well as how to properly construct a seed portfolio.  You can watch/listen to the podcast on YouTube, Apple, or Spotify.

An entrepreneur at heart, TX has been involved with startups since his college days where he started then successfully sold an online college textbook marketplace. After a stint at McKinsey where he was a core member of their financial services and consumer goods practices, he came back to his roots and served as the CFO for an electric vehiclestartup, Lit Motors. Thereafter, he worked for Innovation Endeavors, a seed stage venture fund backed by Eric Schmidt. In 2012, he co-founded Karlin Ventures, based in Los Angeles, where he served as the managing partner for 4 years before co-founding Fika Ventures. He is a strong proponent of transparency and efficiency and is constantly on the lookout for new platforms that seek to disrupt old, antiquated industries.