Adding Spice to Venture Capital w Maya Bakhai | S5 E3
On this episode of Rehash, we speak with Maya Bakhai, founder and general partner at Spice Capital, about investing in web3, diversity in venture capital, the future of the creator economy, and more. Spice Capital is an early stage venture capital firm that is funding businesses solving problems for the next generation of internet-native consumers.
In our conversation with Maya, we talk about why she chose crypto, community, and capital as the 3 main categories for investment for Spice, what she believes is the largest unsaturated market in web3 investment right now, how she sees the creator economy evolving in the future, and much more.

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⏳ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
03:16 Definition of “internet native consumer”
05:48 Biggest problem with the internet
07:40 Solutions to this problem
08:34 The future of social platforms
13:37 Spice Capital’s investment thesis
17:55 Web2 vs web3 incentives
18:50 Different types of consumers
22:20 Individual creators vs brands
25:39 Largest unsaturated market in web3
28:15 How Spice Capital addresses diversity
35:13 The importance of culture in web2 vs web3
38:50 Guidebook to building a web3 business
42:58 Tips for web3 investors
46:19 Questions from the community
47:43 Explain your tweet
51:25 Follow Maya & Spice Capital

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