Nancy Pfund | Founder & Managing Partner, DBL Partners

Welcome to The Zenergy Podcast! On today’s episode, Karan sits down with Nancy Pfund, Founder and Managing Partner at DBL Partners to discuss impact investing among other topics. They talk about the founding of DBL Partners and the inflectionary moments she noticed when building four funds as well as the key happenings that enabled their growth. They then discuss the company's investment in Tesla and the initial conversations they had before finalizing their investing. They also talk about the approach DBL takes with entrepreneurs, what their sourcing process is like, and how policy impacts how they evaluate an investment. They then zoom out a bit and look at newly emerging technologies Nancy is most excited for and discuss the macro-outlook for entrepreneurs looking to raise funds. Nancy is wonderfully generous with her time and gives so much great advice and wisdom in this episode. Please enjoy our conversation with Nancy Pfund!