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Playfair: The most disciplined VC fund in the world? With Chris Smith

On this episode of The OpenVC Podcast, we sit down with Chris Smith, Managing Partner at Playfair, to unpack his journey from student entrepreneur and corporate lawyer to one of the UK’s most disciplined early-stage investors. Chris co-founded a telecom business at university, endured pricing wars, field sales horror stories and eventually found his calling in venture. Today, he runs Playfair, a firm known for backing just six startups a year with an obsessive focus on quality, contrarian thinking, and deep founder support. In this episode, we dive into: ✅ Why Playfair only backs six startups a year ✅ How Chris made an 11x return on his largest angel investment ✅ The “pre-mortem” framework Playfair use before every deal ✅ What founders should really look for in a VC ✅ Why discipline, not spray-and-pray, drives their portfolio success 📌 Playfair Capital: https://playfair.vc/ 📌 Chris on LinkedIn:   / cdgsmith   The OpenVC Show is hosted by Harrison Faull, co-founder and managing director of OVC Ventures. OVC Ventures is the sole investment arm of OpenVC, where 1,000+ new startups raise funds monthly. 📌 Harrison’s LinkedIn:   / harrisonfaull   📌 OVC Ventures: https://www.ovcventures.com/ 🎧 Sponsor Spot: Intercom – Make customer service 24/7 with AI support that can handle 50% of inquiries instantly. From personal AI agents to advanced tools and insights, Intercom has you covered. Get your first year free with code "OPENVC" 👉 https://tinyurl.com/intercomovc 🔗 OpenVC helps 1,000+ founders monthly with automated pitch feedback, investor matching, and outreach tools: 👉 https://openvc.app/to/rec6zXUTkD5IZ907g