title: Eliot Pence - Tofino Capital, Frontier Markets, Emerging Technologies (Frontier Markets Podcast #15)
author: Frontier Markets Institute
contenttype: podcast
publication: Frontier Markets Podcast
published: 2023-07-28T08:00:00+00:00
sourceurl: https://frontiermarkets.captivate.fm/episode/eliot-pence-tofino-capital-frontier-markets-emerging-technologies-frontier-markets-podcast-15
word_count: 125
In this episode of the Frontier Markets Podcast, we have a conversation with Eliot Pence; previously Head of International @Andruil, International Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a founding partner at Tofino Capital, a venture fund investing in technology companies in Frontier Markets. In this episode, we discuss: Overrated and underrated themes for startup investing in frontier markets. Spoliers - Overrated: Fintech/Point-Solution Productions. Underrated: Security Tech! Portfolio construction for early stage VC firms in frontier markets. Iconic companies and technologies worth studying in frontier markets. The DC <> Africa Corridor (IMF/USAID) vs China in Africa Corridor (Belt and Road) How to add value to portfolio companies in frontier markets. I deeply enjoyed recording this episode - and I hope you will as well.