Dantes Outlook Market Podcast

Venture Capital Investing with Lydia Idem

Episode Summary

In this month’s episode, we’re joined by Lydia Idem, an investment advisor and venture capital fund manager. Lydia has founded, advised and invested in startups for the past 25 years. And recently, Lydia expanded her portfolio into Africa. We discussed investment trends and how she plans to make a bigger footprint on the continent.

Episode Notes

FM Capital Group website

Twitter: faithmight 

Lydia's LinkedIn

Show notes

• We discussed Lydia's background in computer science and how she pivoted into trading and investing.
• Lydia started blogging and engaged with a community of traders online.
• She eventually started her own investment advisory firm, FM Capital Group, to apply her analysis and make investment decisions on behalf of clients.
• We discussed the importance of investor suitability and how FM Capital Group blends private and public markets to build  client portfolios.
• Lydia talked about her hands-on process to align client expectations with portfolio performance over the long-term.
• Opportunities in Africa's expanding middle class and the robust secondary market, which is often misunderstood. 
  • "Go into private markets with the aim of making more than one investment in companies that can create tremendous value over the next 10 years," Lydia said. Local investors are already active, and global players are entering the ecosystem.