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I often receive these FAQs: What sets an Angel Investor apart from a Venture Capitalist? What are they searching for? And why do the founder and team dynamics play a crucial role? This Money Talks Podcast succinctly explains it all. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gHij99MC #angelinvestor #venturecapitalist #entrepreneur #money #funding

Happy Monday! 🗓️ Picking up where we left off, this week we get into the details of raising venture capital - Lupiya Co- Founder and CTO Muchu Kaingu shares his insights on what metrics investors are interested in during various funding rounds, what it really takes to get your foot in the door and what surprised him most about the VC journey. 🛣️ Also, what's it like to run a high-growth startup with your spouse? Tune in and find out via the following link 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/evT5WneU

In a recent episode of Swimming with Allocators, podcast hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat talk with Sapphire Ventures' Nate Leung about the role of secondaries, as well as the significance of long-term relationships and trust in evaluating fund managers and the evolving venture capital landscape. #Secondaries #Secondary #SecondaryMarket #AlternativeInvestments #PrivateMarkets #Venture #VentureCapital #VC

In this episode, Melinda Emerson chats with Lisha Bell about her journey into angel investing and venture capital. They delve into understanding different types of investors, common mistakes in seeking investment, and s...

A few weeks ago, I sat down in London with Harry Stebbings, 7 years after our first meeting, for a fun conversation that was published today on The Twenty Minute VC. We talked in-depth about the state of venture capital today, how investment decisions are made, our strategy at Footwork, what it’s like to build a venture firm while also becoming a parent, and more. Links to audio and video here https://lnkd.in/g2ZVNJWk

Terrific interview Nikhil Basu Trivedi on the state of #VC, and how you and Mike and the Footwork team make investment decisions, and even his anxieties and insecurity. Keep going :-)

Ever wonder why LPs pass on great VC fund managers? Or what they're really thinking when they pass? Our first and only post-season episode for Season 1 is out! The goal with the post-season episodes every season is to depart from the usual Q&A format and experiment with something new. And I've gotta give a huge thanks to the stellar and amazingly candid Jeffrey Rinvelt at Renaissance Venture Capital and Martin Tobias at Incisive Ventures. I first asked Martin if he was willing to jump on an episode with an LP who passed on him. Something that requires a great deal of courage and open-mindedness to do. And something I personally deeply respect out of Martin. So he asked Jeff and the rest is history. Too often in venture, we only talk about what went right. The wins. The successful fundraises, but not how hard the process was to get there. For this episode we're departing from that narrative. Here are my personal favorite takeaways from the episode: ⛳ Why generalists are the odd ones out in VC, especially if you're an emerging manager. Jeff explains exactly why in the clip below. 🏦 How Martin came to the conclusion of raising a VC fund instead of a fund of funds. The best part about how Martin came to this conclusion is that he breaks down his return profiles per asset class. (I know he shared it all) And that he was brutally honest with himself of where he got lucky and where he had a reasonable advantage in terms of decision making. 💵 Why variable check sizes matter? It's often hard to predict our portfolio's greatest winners and in attempting to do that on entry via check size is near impossible. The more prudent thing to do is to have consistent checks, time diversity. And only vary once you have an information and time advantage. And of course, why Jeff didn't invest in Martin. Just wanna say this was also a huge learning opportunity for me to be that fly on the wall and hear the post-mortem and the play-by-play of how it went down. Full episode in comments.

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The newest episode of the podcast is here! This week on Private Equity Value Creation, we’re diving into responsible investment with Krista Morgan, General Partner at Stage Fund. 💰 In our chat, we explore where founders and investment firms can go wrong if they don’t keep a close eye on things like their burn rate, cash flow, and P&Ls. Krista also explains how a focus on the financial basics can get companies back on track and shares Stage Fund’s sustainable growth playbook for portcos. Listen in now --> https://lnkd.in/eZ_4Pjtk

It's quite true that US/UK/EU generalist funds ain't getting any interest from LPs. Competition + ecosystem development + available funds. Same thing happened with CPOs in Silicon Valley, and slowly starting in EU/UK. But emerging markets generalist funds are one of the ways to mitigate risks while having good exposure to the opportunities. Also, some sectors in EM have a fantastic scalability across continents. You have to keep your eyes open for that. Being a generalist or specialist is not a clear cut answer. It never was! Especially in interdisciplinary fields.