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Basil Darwish, Managing Director at Wells Fargo Strategic Capital-Promoting Fintech Growth Via CVC

Basil Darwish, Managing Director at Wells Fargo Strategic Capital-Promoting Fintech Growth Via CVC

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In this podcast episode, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital Managing Director Basil Darwish discussed the firm's corporate venture capital model and took a deep dive into 3 of its portfolio investments, including Arkose Labs, alongside H2O.ai and Trovata. Darwish, who joined Wells Fargo Strategic Capital as its first hire in 2016 and focuses on fintech and enterprise software, serves as a board observer at Arkose Labs. The conversation covered his path into venture investing, the tradeoffs between different CVC structures and the strategic rationale behind the Wells Fargo portfolio's fintech bets.

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