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EPISODE · Nov 26, 2025 · 53 MIN

#1 Forbes Angel Investor: "Stay Home!" The AI Playbook for Non-US Founders

from Startupable · host Enzo Cavalie

My guest today is Fabrice Grinda, co-founder of FJ Labs and one of the most prolific angel investors, with +1,100 investments and key bets like Airbnb, Alibaba, and Flexport.Prior to FJ Labs, Fabrice built multiple companies including Zingy, which he scaled from near bankruptcy into a $200M exit, and OLX, which he grew to 300M users across +40 countries, before it was acquired by Naspers.Today he runs FJ Labs as an “angel investor at venture scale,” evaluating hundreds of deals a week and backing 150–200 startups a year with a fast, founder-friendly process.Why being a public company CEO stopped being interestingWill AI kill marketplaces? The real impact on e-commerceThe next big play: buying offline businesses and 10x’ing them with AIThe trillion-dollar opportunity in B2B digitizationDo AI startups really need less capital?GET THE BEST OF THE INTERVIEWS IN OUR NEWSLETTER🗞️Read it: https://rebrand.ly/tssnwsrssMarcelo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelocamberos/Enzo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enzo-cavalie/Do you want AI powered productivity?Get 3 Months Free of Notion: Business Plan + Unlimited AI 👉 https://rebrand.ly/NTNENGYTR3

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