Cathryn Lyall is an experienced venture capitalist and partner at Seed Space Venture Capital. Cathryn recently joined Drew Meredith and Owen Rask on The Australian Investors Podcast to talk about everything venture capital-related, including the 5 essential questions Cathryn asks every founder.
Cathryn Lyall talking points
- What was your background before Seed Space and how did you get into venture capital?
- What is Seed Space?
- Why do you focus on FinTech start-ups?
- How do you think about venture capital over the past 5 years, with low interest rates, versus the next 5 years?
- How does Seed Space source deals and find founders?
- What are 3 things (people, companies, markets, etc.) that have changed the way you thinks about venture capital?
- If you could ask only 5 questions before investing in an early-stage company, what would you ask the founder?
- Is the outlook for venture capital still as positive as it was?
About Cathryn Lyall
Cathryn leverages her 30 year career in capital markets as a derivatives trader, exchange executive, NED on a UK Bank Board, strategic advisor and markets infrastructure specialist. She Co-Founded Seismic Foundry in 2017, a discretionary fund investing in UK capital markets fintech.
She has a portfolio of start-up and scale-up NED roles including on the Board of the peak industry body Fintech Australia. Through her founding Board role for Women In Listed Derivatives (WILD) she has spent 10 years developing networking, mentoring, & educational opportunities for women in Capital Markets. She has been listed in Financial News 100 Most Influential Women, Innovate Finance 100 Women in FinTech, Cranfield FTSE Index 100 Women to Watch, Brummell Most Influential Women in the City and Qantas Australian of the Year (UK).
Please note: this podcast was recorded in audio-only format, at Noosa, on October 10, 2022.
