Allen Waldrop of Alaska Permanent Fund says the fundraising slowdown has given LPs more time to evaluate managers and find those who will outperform the broader market.
Four VC firms are betting that leveraging each other’s scientific knowledge, deal flow and professional networks can better support founders and help identify customers to help their portfolio companies survive amid capital constraints.
The longtime partner at Columbia Capital talks about his new book, the unique sculpture in his garden and how mission-based ventures can be profitable.
Inside: Why start-up talent is flocking to Europe; Plus VCJ takes a snapshot of women-led venture funds – who are the new kids on the block and how much are they raising?
A surge of investment in climate- and sustainability-focused companies in Europe has swelled the ranks of tech and non-tech workers eager to join such companies, while rising quality of life considerations are influencing where people choose to work.
With more than 25% of total capital invested in European tech companies going to the carbon and energy sector, sustainability-focused start-ups have attracted tech workers from other parts of the world.
Impact investing, especially in emerging markets, is a new frontier for most investors; secondaries transactions will ease them in.
For LPs with little or no exposure to growth funds, now may be a good time to try to get in under more favorable terms than those available in recent years.
A total of 86 women-led funds held partial or final closes last year, up from just 36 the previous year.
Primary's secondary sale to StepStone and another reportedly in the works by Lightspeed Venture Partners could mean a big year ahead for VC secondaries.