{"id":22002,"date":"2023-12-05T14:39:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T14:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabricegrinda.com\/?p=22002"},"modified":"2025-07-06T16:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T16:42:48","slug":"1947-rise-interview-how-we-built-fj-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/1947-rise-interview-how-we-built-fj-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"1947 Rise Interview: How we built FJ Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had the pleasure of speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/shivasinghsangwan.notion.site\/shivasinghsangwan\/Shiva-Singh-Sangwan-6536680ff9f845e4b7b2c36af7ad5f8b\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shiva-singh-sangwan-44138688\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shiva Singh Sangwan<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@1947rise\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@1947rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1947 Rise<\/a>. We discussed the intricacies of building a fund. We covered why building a fund is akin to building a startup, why we are bullish on India, and why our diversified strategy is the most effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Fabrice Grinda Built FJ Labs into the World&#039;s Most Active VC Fund | 1947 VC\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AKNKKbOooSk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Timeline:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>00:00: Top Moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>00:34: Intro for Pod with Fabrice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>01:57: FJ Labs founding story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>04:57: Portfolio and fund model evolved through experience and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>07:59: Success factors for a $290 million fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>09:45: Potential changes for the third fund if starting a new fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12:15: LP relationship-building strategies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16:38: Effective pre-fundraising relationship building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18:31: Evolution in deal sourcing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>25:27: Challenges in building a venture fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>27:05:&nbsp; Investment thesis for India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31:08: Pros and cons of starting a fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>33:54: Importance of brand building for deal flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>35:17: Typical day routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>37:14: His obsession outside of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>38:25: Recent personal mindset changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>41:32: Who is Fabrice outside of work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you prefer, you can listen to the episode in the embedded podcast player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-wp-embed is-provider-anchor-fm-inc wp-block-embed-anchor-fm-inc\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/1947-rise\/episodes\/84-How-Fabrice-Grinda-Built-FJ-Labs-into-the-Worlds-Most-Active-VC-Fund&#8211;1947-VC-e2ck0ms\/a-aam6530\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the above Youtube video and embedded podcast player, you can also listen to the podcast on Spotify: <br><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0FUZzpSSSeTx0XOHt7pt0d?si=hLAmrdtGQ3y22NUzzhl-Zg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0FUZzpSSSeTx0XOHt7pt0d?si=hLAmrdtGQ3y22NUzzhl-Zg<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had the pleasure of speaking with Shiva Singh Sangwan of 1947 Rise. We discussed the intricacies of building a fund. We covered why building a fund is akin to &hellip; <a href=\"\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviews-fireside-chats","category-fj-labs"],"acf":[],"contentUpdated":"1947 Rise Interview: How we built FJ Labs. Categories - Interviews &amp; Fireside Chats, FJ Labs. Date-Posted - 2023-12-05T14:39:30 . \n I had the pleasure of speaking with Shiva Singh Sangwan of 1947 Rise. We discussed the intricacies of building a fund. We covered why building a fund is akin to building a startup, why we are bullish on India, and why our diversified strategy is the most effective.\n Timeline:\n 00:00: Top Moments.\n 00:34: Intro for Pod with Fabrice.\n 01:57: FJ Labs founding story.\n 04:57: Portfolio and fund model evolved through experience and learning.\n 07:59: Success factors for a $290 million fund.\n 09:45: Potential changes for the third fund if starting a new fund.\n 12:15: LP relationship-building strategies.\n 16:38: Effective pre-fundraising relationship building.\n 18:31: Evolution in deal sourcing.\n 25:27: Challenges in building a venture fund.\n 27:05:&nbsp; Investment thesis for India.\n 31:08: Pros and cons of starting a fund.\n 33:54: Importance of brand building for deal flow.\n 35:17: Typical day routine.\n 37:14: His obsession outside of work.\n 38:25: Recent personal mindset changes.\n 41:32: Who is Fabrice outside of work?\n If you prefer, you can listen to the episode in the embedded podcast player.\n https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/1947-rise\/episodes\/84-How-Fabrice-Grinda-Built-FJ-Labs-into-the-Worlds-Most-Active-VC-Fund&#8211;1947-VC-e2ck0ms\/a-aam6530\n In addition to the above Youtube video and embedded podcast player, you can also listen to the podcast on Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0FUZzpSSSeTx0XOHt7pt0d?si=hLAmrdtGQ3y22NUzzhl-Zg\n ","Category":["Interviews &amp; Fireside Chats","FJ Labs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22002"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59193,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22002\/revisions\/59193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grinda.org\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}