Zain is a lifelong entrepreneur who started his first venture when he was just a teenager. Throughout his career, he built many startups, with the most successful one being Vungle. Have you ever seen those ads in games asking you to play a video to continue? Yep, Zain and his team were the creators of that. Years later, Blackstone acquired Vungle in 2019 for $780M. Shortly afterward, he started Zain Ventures, boasting a diverse portfolio of real estate investments and Prop Tech startups.
Zain’s success as both a founder and investor has made him a leading authority in the realm of startups and venture capital.
Twitter of Host: @mbitpodcast
Twitter of Guest: @zainjaffer
(0:00) Introduction and Background of Zane Jaffer (6:59) Advice for Startup Founders and Current VC Space (12:07) Insights on Fundraising and Investing in Startups (17:11) Zane Jaffer's Experience Selling Startups and Transition into PropTech (24:34) Differences in Real Estate Investment: Tokenization vs. ETFs (28:01) The Rise of PropTech: Current State, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Challenges (31:40) The Importance of Financial Management in Startups and Final Thoughts on PropTech (34:38) Wrap up and Thanks to Zain Jaffer