Yash Patel, General Partner, Testra Ventures

The last 18 months have been a tough time especially for late stage FinTechs looking to raise money. There was a clutch of disappointing downrounds but while money was tighter, startups looking for seed funding or Series A/Series B funds were able to tell their stories. Now as we look already towards Q2 2024, interest rates remain on the high side, but funds do seem easier to come by for the right business plans. Yash Patel, General Partner of San Francisco-based VC firm Telstra Ventures speaks to Robin Amlôt of IBS Intelligence.