Scott Sobel's guest appearances

Scott Sobel

Wharton FinTech Podcast

Sallie Krawcheck

David Klein

Andrew Yang

Rob Petrozzo

Ben Miller

Andy Rachleff

Jason Brown

Andreessen Horowitz

Michael Tannenbaum

Brandon Krieg

Henrique Dubugras

Ed O'Brien

Anthony Scaramucci

Daniel Green

Michael Seibel

OwlTail

Miguel Armaza sits down with Scott Sobel, Co-founder &amp; Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, a cross-border venture fund focused on Brazil and United States opportunities, with offices in New York, Silicon Valley, and São Paulo. In this episode, we discuss:- Scott’s journey and why he and his father, Ambassador Clifford Sobel, decided to launch Valor focusing on the Brazilian market- Investing strategy and case studies from some of their most exciting portfolio companies- The incredible fintech opportunity in Brazil and Latin America- What’s driving their big bets in the crypto space- Lessons learned from over a decade of investing and the importance of staying with your winners- And a lot more!Scott SobelScott Sobel, Co-founder &amp; Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, was part of the founding team of the pioneer Internet Telephony company Net2Phone; Scott helped take the company from a piece of software that was first to bridge the PC and the Public Switch Telephony Network to acquiring millions of users, generating over $200M in revenue, an IPO (1999) and the strategic sale of the company to AT&amp;T for $1.4 Billion (2000). Scott went on to hold executives positions in Symbol Technologies working with the Mobile Computing and Wireless Divisions and NCR Corporation based in Singapore responsible for Corporate Development and later the P&amp;L for the Financial Line of Business in the Emerging Markets. Scott was fortunate to be in a position to bring his skill sets, passions, and experiences to support other entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Brazil reach their visions. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University. Scott has primarily lived and worked in the emerging markets (China, India, and Brazil) for the past decade, who is a passionate surfer and practices Jiu Jitsu.Valor Capital GroupFounded in 2011, Valor Capital Group is the pioneer cross-border venture fund focused on Brazil and United States opportunities, with offices in New York, Silicon Valley, and São Paulo. The firm partners with visionary entrepreneurs building transformative businesses from startup to scale-up. Valor is committed to the success of their portfolio companies by providing capital, operational support and connectivity to global markets. The firm operates in two investment strategies: Growth Equity and Venture Capital.For more FinTech insights, follow us below:Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintechWFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintechMiguel's Twitter: twitter.com/MiguelArmazaMiguel's Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3jWIpqp

Miguel Armaza sits down with Scott Sobel, Co-founder &amp; Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, a cross-border venture fund focused on Brazil and United States opportunities, with offices in New York, Silicon Valley, and São Paulo. In this episode, we discuss: - Scott’s journey and why he and his father, Ambassador Clifford Sobel, decided to launch Valor focusing on the Brazilian market - Investing strategy and case studies from some of their most exciting portfolio companies - The incredible fintech opportunity in Brazil and Latin America - What’s driving their big bets in the crypto space - Lessons learned from over a decade of investing and the importance of staying with your winners - And a lot more! Scott Sobel Scott Sobel, Co-founder &amp; Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, was part of the founding team of the pioneer Internet Telephony company Net2Phone; Scott helped take the company from a piece of software that was first to bridge the PC and the Public Switch Telephony Network to acquiring millions of users, generating over $200M in revenue, an IPO (1999) and the strategic sale of the company to AT&amp;T for $1.4 Billion (2000). Scott went on to hold executives positions in Symbol Technologies working with the Mobile Computing and Wireless Divisions and NCR Corporation based in Singapore responsible for Corporate Development and later the P&amp;L for the Financial Line of Business in the Emerging Markets. Scott was fortunate to be in a position to bring his skill sets, passions, and experiences to support other entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Brazil reach their visions. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University. Scott has primarily lived and worked in the emerging markets (China, India, and Brazil) for the past decade, who is a passionate surfer and practices Jiu Jitsu. Valor Capital Group Founded in 2011, Valor Capital Group is the pioneer cross-border venture fund focused on Brazil and United States opportunities, with offices in New York, Silicon Valley, and São Paulo. The firm partners with visionary entrepreneurs building transformative businesses from startup to scale-up. Valor is committed to the success of their portfolio companies by providing capital, operational support and connectivity to global markets. The firm operates in two investment strategies: Growth Equity and Venture Capital. For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: <a href="http://medium.com/wharton-fintech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">medium.com/wharton-fintech</a> WFT Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/whartonfintech" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/whartonfintech</a> Miguel's Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/MiguelArmaza" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/MiguelArmaza</a> Miguel's Newsletter: <a href="https://bit.ly/3jWIpqp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3jWIpqp</a>

Scott Sobel, Co-founder of Valor Capital – Investing in Brazil’s Startup Boom