The BCV Podcast

What does it take to flip a broken health supply chain upside down and rebuild it from the last mile up? Kasha Global is doing exactly that—delivering pharmaceuticals, medical consumables, and fast-moving consumer goods to underserved communities across nine countries in Africa, using a fully technology-enabled logistics and data platform. Season 2 of the BCV Podcast continues—with the introductio...

Season 2 is here. Managing Partner Eva Yazhari is joined by new co-host Patricia Chin-Sweeney, Venture Partner at Beyond Capital Ventures, for a season of insights, strategies, and stories from one of emerging markets' leading venture capital and private credit firms — built on a portfolio without compromise.

Agtech innovation isn't only about planting new seeds, it's about giving farmers access to the right data at the right time. Fasal (translation: “crop”), a precision horticulture tech company based in Bangalore, India, is tackling one of the biggest obstacles for growers: tackling the guesswork inherent in farming.  Season 2 of the BCV Podcast continues with a wide-ranging conversation with Shaile...

Season 2 of the BCV Podcast continues with an energizing conversation with Alper Tilev, Co-Founder and CTO of Ampersand, Africa’s leading EV energy tech company. Ampersand has created a world where motorcycle transport is cleaner and more profitable for customers than ever before by building a commercial e-motorcycle fleet and battery swapping network at scale. Beyond Capital Ventures Managing Par...

Welcome to Season 2 of the BCV Podcast! Beyond Capital Ventures Managing Partner Eva Yazhari and Venture Partner Nicholas Java are here this episode to spotlight the founders reshaping emerging markets and share the deals you wish you didn’t miss. Each episode will broaden your understanding of investment and inspire you to envision new possibilities for what capital can achieve. In our Season 2 p...

Founder friendly vs. founder fair — many venture capital firms tout the former, but Beyond Capital Ventures embraces the latter approach for a well-rounded, fully immersive VC strategy. In this week’s episode, join our hosts Eva Yazhari and Nicholas Java as we explore all of the ways in which BCV serves as a deeply connected and committed partner to our portfolio company founders. As a continuatio...

The capital gap — the difference between the financing that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) need to grow and operate efficiently and the amount of capital that they can actually access — is often the difference between innovation and sustainability and failure, especially in emerging markets. As the Beyond Capital Ventures Debt Opportunities Fund enters its second year, learn more about how thi...

Beyond Capital Ventures is a pioneer in the field of debt financing for startups in India and Africa. The concept of credit is nothing new, but for startups in emerging markets, it’s been often out of reach as banking systems are too risk averse. With its debt opportunities fund, BCV is supporting startups and extending their opportunities for growth. Learn more about this compelling category with...

Join our hosts Eva Yazhari and Nicholas Java of Beyond Capital Ventures as they take us inside the BCV portfolio, in particular the firm’s climate-focused companies, which are finding innovative and sustainable solutions, primarily in the agriculture and mobility subsectors. Stay tuned for some truly eye-opening and heartening facts and figures about climate trends and initiatives in emerging mark...

In this first episode of 2025, our hosts Eva Yazhari and Nicholas Java of Beyond Capital Ventures take us inside the BCV portfolio, in particular the firm’s innovative and impactful fintech companies, which make up close to 30% of our business. To usher in the new year, Eva and Nicholas also take their conversation to video so listeners can get to know them and BCV even better.   Fun fact of the d...

Conscious investing — what does it mean, really? And how is it different from impact investing or philanthropy? In this informative episode of the Beyond Capital Ventures Podcast, our hosts, BCV Managing Partner Eva Yazahri and Partner Nicholas Java, tackle the term and why it serves as our firm’s North Star.   Eva shares an anecdote about a recent conversation with a “cold-blooded” investor that...

Healthcare is a crucial sector within Beyond Capital Ventures’ investment outlook, comprising more than 40% of our portfolio. Access to quality healthcare remains a challenge in much of the world, markedly so in emerging markets such as India and East Africa, where we concentrate our efforts.  In this compelling episode of the BCV Podcast, our hosts Eva and Nicholas discuss the trends, challenges,...

In a follow-up to our previous podcast episode about why Beyond Capital Ventures invests in Africa, our Managing Partner Eva Yazhari and Partner Nicholas Java discuss our firm’s dual focus on Indian startups and their importance in not only emerging markets but in the global economy as a whole. In this insight-packed episode, Eva and Nicholas share data around India’s ascendant role in the global...

In this week’s episode of the BCV Podcast, we tackle a question our Partners hear often: Why invest in Africa, and, specifically, East Africa? An easy — but incomplete — answer: The world is becoming more African. It’s true: Africa has the fastest growing, youngest population of any continent, and by 2050, one in four people on the planet will be African. Beyond Capital Ventures Managing Partner E...

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Beyond Capital Ventures Podcast! Join BCV Managing Partner Eva Yazhari and Partner Nicholas Java as they delve into the firm’s debt capital opportunities and why this type of investment is crucial in supporting startups in emerging markets such as India and Africa.  Eva explores the meaning behind being a multi-asset venture capital firm and how that led to BCV taking o...

It’s time for episode 3 of the BCV Podcast and time to take a deeper look into what makes Beyond Capital Ventures truly one of a kind in its industry. As Partners in the firm, Eva and Nicholas offer their unique perspectives on the singular ways BCV is cultivating impact-driven companies in emerging markets. Tune in and get inspired!  The data of the day? A look at the emerging markets investment...

In episode two of the BCV Podcast, we get to know Co-Host and Beyond Capital Ventures Partner Nicholas Java better … his time spent serving in the United States Army, what sparked his interest in venture capital in emerging markets, and where he continues to find his purpose in his challenging role. The data point of the day (a feature of every episode) brings everything full circle. Tune in to le...

Welcome to the BCV Podcast! Beyond Capital Ventures Managing Partner Eva Yazhari and Partner Nicholas Java are here to bring you the stories of a venture capital firm focused on more than money. Through our weekly conversations, we strive to inspire you to think differently about what investments can achieve. Each episode will broaden your understanding of investment and inspire you to envision ne...