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5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: A casual, in-depth interview between a venture capitalist and a founder. It feels like a masterclass in modern fintech.
- The Key Players:
- Host: Angela Strange (a16z General Partner). She provides sharp, insightful questions that push the founder to explain the "how" and "why" behind his company's success.
- Guest: Dileep Thazhmon (Founder & CEO of Jeeves). A fascinating founder with a global background (born in Nigeria, raised in Qatar and Florida) and a technical engineering degree. He sold his previous company for over $100M.
- The Vibe: Educational & Intense. It's a deep dive into the gritty, unsexy plumbing of global finance, but the energy is high because the founder is clearly obsessed with the problem and the massive opportunity.
🗝️ Key Themes & Topics
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **🎙️ Introduction: Dileep Thazhmon (CEO of Jeeves)**
- 2 (03:33) **What is Jeeves Today?**
- 3 (04:09) **Moat #1: Infrastructure**
- 4 (08:12) **Moat #2: Regulation**
- 5 (10:24) **Enterprise-First Strategy**
- 6 (12:47) **Product Localization & Land-and-Expand**
- 7 (15:19) **The Stablecoin Tailwind**
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Show Notes
Angela Strange speaks with Dileep Thazhmon, founder and CEO of Jeeves, about building a global financial operating system for enterprises across Latin America using stablecoins and AI.
The conversation covers the challenges of building localized financial infrastructure across 25 countries, from regulation and payments to underwriting and compliance. They also discuss why stablecoin adoption is accelerating in Latin America, and how AI is helping Jeeves scale billions in payment volume while automating underwriting, customer support, reconciliation, and KYB workflows.
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