Backing High-Risk & Early-Stage Founders
VC Stories: Backing High-Risk and Early-Stage Founders
Featuring:
Talent Tsatse, Investment Director @Zemu VC
Aliaksandr Kazhamiakin, CEO & Founder @Yotewo
Talent Tsatse is Investment Director at Zemu VC — a venture capital firm investing in visionary leaders driving innovation across traditional technology, AI, Web3, and cryptocurrency. Aliaksandr Kazhamiakin is the CEO and Founder of Yotewo — a VC-backed platform that connects startups with world-class IT talent.
In this conversation, they’ll explore both sides of high-risk investing — from the founder building in ambiguity to the investor betting on vision before traction: what VCs look for, what founders often get wrong, and how alignment happens when risk is high and data is scarce.
We’ll discuss:
– How VCs evaluate risk and potential in uncertain markets
– What convinces investors to back a founder early
– Common mistakes early-stage founders make
– Building conviction on both sides of the table
If you’re building in AI, Web3, or any high-risk category — this is an unfiltered look at how bold founders get funded, and what it takes to be one of them.