Watch our exclusive interview with Dror Nahumi, General Partner at Norwest.
Dror begins by sharing what it takes to establish a local branch of a global #VC firm like Norwest in a new market. in this case Israel, from building #trust to forming strong relationships with entrepreneurs and potential partners.
Given how many #entrepreneurs Dror meets, we also asked how he assesses their potential for success. After all, he’s backed many successful companies, among them Classiq, Gong, VAST Data, SolarEdge Technologies, and WEKA. We explore which verticals he's most passionate about and how VCs #collaborate during and after co-investing in a company
We then discussed Norwest’s newly raised $3 billion #fund from last year, the sectors it targets, and the #advice Dror would give to today’s aspiring entrepreneurs.
And Dror’s favorite movie? We’ll give you a hint: 🧙♂️💍🌋
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:58 What led you to the tech world?
01:24 Past before VC
03:01 Open VC branch
06:08 Advice for bootstrapped companies
08:28 Bootstrapped companies today?
09:44 Are we in a bubble?
12:37 VC world projection
16:05 First question for entrepreneurs
17:47 Deal breaker
19:34 Favorite vertical
20:55 First vs Serial time entrepreneurs
24:41 Collaboration with other VCs
26:11 Wiz impact Israel
27:41 Spotting winners
30:17 Gong investment
33:32 Keeping up with innovation
35:16 When expand to the US?
37:36 Norwest new $3B fund
38:57 Advice for entrepreneur
41:05 Mentor
41:50 Hobbies
42:53 Favorite movie
44:08 Favorite NBA team
