If Arbor Ventures were based in Silicon Valley, it would be 'just another firm,' Guzy said. But being located in Asia has given it a leg up.
industry, but Melissa Guzy thinks there's a big advantage to being based in Singapore instead.
"If we were sitting in California, we're just another firm," Guzy said."When you live globally and you see how different markets are evolving or you see different challenges," she continued,"it really does impact our investment strategy quite a bit." in InCountry, a startup that helps companies store date in the countries in which they operate. A growing number of countries have put in place laws that require data about their residents to be stored within their physical borders or put restrictions on how such information can be used. Companies of all sizes — from giants like Visa or Lufthansa to small startups — are starting to having to contend with such regulations, she said.
Another example of how Arbor's location has influenced particular investments is Forter, a startup that provides online fraud protection services. Credit card companies usually protect brick-and-mortar retailers when people use stolen cards to make purchases or other types of card fraud. But they don't generally offer the same protections to online retailers; instead, online stores generally have to eat such costs.
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