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Sep 2023
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Venture Capital Investing: Exploring The...

SAM DOGEN: FINANCIAL SAMURAI FOUNDER, PERSONAL FINANCE BLOGGER
About this episode

I speak to Ben Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Fundrise about why his company started a new tech Innovation Fund. We explore why Ben thinks his firm has a competitive advantage, the most promising areas where the fund is investing, and the mechanics of investing in a private venture fund by Fundrise.

For more, read my Fundrise Innovation Fund Review post. 

To invest in the Innovation Fund, with an investment minimum of only $10, CLICK HERE.

Fundrise is a long time sponsor of Financial Samurai. In 2016, I recognized Fundrise's investment thesis of investing in heartland real estate was exactly like mine. So we formed a business partnership that has now lasted for years.  

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