Magnus Grimeland | Grit, creating a global unfair advantage and seeking moonshots in venture capital

In episode 79, Alex Proimos speaks with Magnus Grimeland, chief executive officer and founder at Antler.

In this episode, we start the conversation on the structure behind the Antler venture capital platform to identify and foster talent worldwide. We cover leadership, perseverance and grit amongst the most outstanding leaders and how specialisation is often better than a generalist. The conversation covers the diverse world of founders and how they see to identify critical problems that are scalable and financially viable. Finally, we discuss the challenge of building a venture capital portfolio, when so many early-stage companies fail, and despite an ever-growing marketplace of well-funded unicorns looking to eat the world.

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Anna Shelley on the investment opportunities of a fragmented world 

AMP chief investment officer Anna Shelley thinks that “pervasive” macroeconomic and geopolitical changes will effect markets for years to come and fundamentally alter the investment landscape for asset owners.   Speaking on the Investment Magazine CIO Series, Shelley argued that supply chain fragmentation, defence spending and the capital demands of AI are just some of

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