Investing in FinTech well before it was fashionable with Speedinvest's Olga Shikhantsova

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shikhantsova/">Olga Shikhantsova, </a>Principal at <a href="https://www.speedinvest.com/">Speedinvest, </a>focused at FinTech and Forber 30 under 30, spoke to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudolf-falat/">Rudolf Falat</a>, founder of the <a href="https://www.voiceoffintech.com/subscribe">Voice of FinTech</a> podcast, about believing and investing in European FinTech and redefining VC. </p><ul> <li>Olga's backstory: FinTechs and VCs, from Russia to Germany</li> <li>What is Speedinvest? Globally present, European focused early-stage VCs with FinTech, DeepTech, Industrial Tech, Networks, Health investment teams</li> <li>Speedinvest's roots in Vienna, Austria and founder <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanklestil/">Stefan Klestil</a> </li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/25/speedinvest-3/">Speedinvest III - the latest fund's focus</a></li> <li>Any stage preference/sub-vertical preferences when investing?</li> <li>Deal sourcing</li> <li>Engagement with other ecosystem players</li> <li>Investment approach, operational knowledge transfer  - Platform +</li> <li>Speedinvest select portfolio examples: <a href="https://www.voiceoffintech.com/episodes/wefox">Wefox</a> or <a href="https://www.voiceoffintech.com/episodes/open">Open </a>and many more</li> <li>FinTech’s prospects in Europe post-Covid</li> <li>Olga's favorite non-fiction books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205">The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers </a>by Ben Horowitz or <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Map-Breaking-Invisible-Boundaries/dp/1610392507/">The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business </a>by Erin Meyer, an INSEAD Professor</li> <li>Best way to reach out to Olga and Speedinvest</li> </ul>