Crossing Borders With Nathan Lustig

Ishan Sinha, Point72 Ventures: Investing in Global Fintech Startups, Ep 101 Originally from New Delhi and Kathmandu, Ishan Sinha grew up on the move. Due to his Dad’s job, he lived in six countries in three different continents until finally settling down in Connecticut. Today, as Vice President of Point72 Ventures, he still spends a lot of time on planes, however his usual travel plans are currently on hold in light of COVID-19. In normal circumstances, he travels several times throughout the year to explore markets in the Middle East, Northern Africa, South East Asia, and Latin America.    Point72 Ventures is the independent, early-stage investment arm of Steve Cohen’s $16B hedge fund Point72 Asset Management.  The fund –always seeking to be at the forefront of new technology– naturally contacted a lot of startups, which eventually turned into investable businesses. Their first investment in Latin America was in Pierpaolo Barbieri’s fintech Ualá. Ishan, with his international background, immediately jumped