Venture Capital 101 w/ Nasir Qadree

Nasir Qadree is the Founder and Managing Partner of Zeal Capital Partners, a Washington, DC-based inclusive investment vehicle focused on partnering with exceptional management teams with diverse backgrounds and skillsets narrowing America’s Wealth and Skills gap. He entered the world of venture capital six years ago, and announced last year that that he’d closed an oversubscribed first fund with $62.1 million, making it one of the largest funds to be raised by a solo general partner to date. It was initially targeting $25 million.On this episode, Nasir speaks with Will Lucas about the fundamentals of VC, what a fund is, how partners operate, and how founders navigate the fundraising process successfully.Follow Will Lucas on Instagram at @willlucasLearn more at AfroTech.com https://instagram.com/afro.tech Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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