The Beyond Capital Podcast

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 this powerful tool is changing the emerging markets venture capital landscape with our hosts Eva Yazhari and Nicholas Java.

  • Nicholas shares the thought-provoking Data of the Day (regarding the ongoing unmet financing needs of SMEs in emerging markets) as well as some exciting personal news! (1:27)
  • Eva and Nicholas discuss the successes and learnings of the Beyond Capital Ventures Debt Opportunities Fund, which launched last year (2:33)
  • Nicholas reveals BCV’s Net Promoter Score, or the rating we received from the 15 founders in our portfolio (6:09)
  • Eva shares BCV’s founder-fair ethos and our firm’s straightforward approach to fees for our portfolio companies, which accelerate action and go-to-market strategies (6:40)
  • How SMEs in emerging markets are stepping in where foreign aid organizations such as USAID are forced to pull back (8:53)
  • Eva describes BCV’s proprietary credit scoring model, which evaluates companies from five unique angles, creating a comprehensive due diligence overview (11:44)
  • Unpacking the various barriers to funding SMEs in emerging markets (16:58)
  • The future of BCV’s Debt Opportunities Fund (19:29)






What is The Beyond Capital Podcast?

Tune into the Beyond Capital Podcast to discover how the C-Suite thinks about social impact as a business grows. Learn about how social values and causes integrate into a company's operations, product, culture - and ultimately - its success.

Eva and Ed have built, scaled and sold companies worth millions. We are active early-stage investors with more than 20 current investments. We sit on private and public-company boards, and we believe strongly in business as a force for good.

From the CEO of a company serving two and a half million healthy school meals a week to one of the world’s first and most successful recycling entrepreneurs, in each episode our candid conversations show how and why profit can be married with purpose. Inspiring leaders will articulate their philosophies and share the mark their business will leave on the world. You will be inspired by these stories to explore your own possibilities for social impact because money and meaning can co-exist!