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Manuel Silva Martinez, GP at Mouro Capital: BREAKING: Mouro Capital closed $400m fund
Description
Mouro Capital is a fintech-focused venture firm investing at the intersection of financial services and technology.
Manuel Silva Martinez is a GP at Mouro Capital, and they just announced a new $400m fund backed by Banco Santander, giving the firm more capital to back fintech entrepreneurs across the US, Europe and Latin America. Mouro’s thesis has stayed close to financial services, but the opportunity now looks much broader as AI pulls more horizontal companies into the category.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:28 - Mouro Capital’s new $400m fund
0:52 - The history of Mouro Capital
2:33 - How AI fits into fintech
4:04 - Raising from Banco Santander
5:55 - Liquidity and exits
8:15 - Creating liquidity in Europe
11:00 - Growth in fintech
13:10 - InsurTech
15:55 - New markets in financial services
17:49 - The next generation of fintech founders
19:18 - Mouro Capital’s portfolio