S5 E3 | Adding Spice to Venture Capital w/Maya Bakhai

On this episode of Rehash, we speak with Maya Bakhai, founder and general partner at Spice Capital, about investing in web3, diversity in venture capital, the future of the creator economy, and more. Spice Capital is an early stage venture capital firm that is funding businesses solving problems for the next generation of internet-native consumers.In our conversation with Maya, we talk about why she chose crypto, community, and capital as the 3 main categories for investment for Spice, what she believes is the largest unsaturated market in web3 investment right now, how she sees the creator economy evolving in the future, and much more. COLLECT THIS EPISODEhttps://www.rehashweb3.xyz/ FOLLOW USRehash: https://twitter.com/rehashweb3Diana: https://twitter.com/ddwchenMaya: https://twitter.com/MayaBakhai or maya@spicecapital.xyz Spice Capital: https://www.spicecapital.xyz/ SPONSORSLens Protocol: https://lens.xyzLore: https://lore.xyz/rehash  Livepeer: https://livepeer.orgQuests: https://rehash.quests.com/ LINKSHot Sauce: https://hotsauce.beehiiv.com/   TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro03:16 Definition of “internet native consumer”05:48 Biggest problem with the internet07:40 Solutions to this problem08:34 The future of social platforms13:37 Spice Capital’s investment thesis17:55 Web2 vs web3 incentives18:50 Different types of consumers22:20 Individual creators vs brands25:39 Largest unsaturated market in web328:15 How Spice Capital addresses diversity35:13 The importance of culture in web2 vs web338:50 Guidebook to building a web3 business42:58 Tips for web3 investors46:19 Questions from the community47:43 Explain your tweet51:25 Follow Maya & Spice Capital DISCLAIMER: The information in this video is the opinion of the speaker(s) only and is for informational purposes only. You should not construe it as investment advice, tax advice, or legal advice, and it does not represent any entity's opinion but those of the speaker(s). For investment or legal advice, please seek a duly licensed professional.