Lexi Novitske is a General Partner at Norssken22, who just launched Africa's second-largest VC fund. Timestamps: (1:05) How to raise a $205m fund during a global downturn (3:50) Current growth stage valuations and how to deal with unreasonable prices (5:38) Growth deals that require restructuring (9:44) Debt requirements for growth-stage companies (11:28) Norrsken's thesis in financial services (13:27) Thesis behind investing in Shara (14:18) Overfunded fintech models (15:53) Thesis behind investing in Sabi (18:37) Living in Lagos (20:36) Thinking like a growth stage investor vs. early stage investor References: Sabi - https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/19/afr... Shara - https://www.crunchbase.com/organizati... Listen on other platforms: Apple: coming soon Spotify: coming soon Where to find Lexi: Twitter :   / anovitske   LinkedIn:   / lexi-novitske-cfa-a5054a4   Where to find Kyane: Twitter:   / kyanekassiri   Linkedin:   / kyanekassiri   Learn more about Rally Cap: https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/05/ral... Check out our Climate Newsletter:   / rallycapclimate