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#OpenLP is the one-stop shop for aspiring and established investors to learn about the venture ecosystem.
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As usual, below are the latest perspectives from OpenLP, a resource for the venture community to hear from a diverse group of LP and GP voices.
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Latest Posts
LPs Make Most of the Money From VC Funds. So Who Are They?
Protocol
So much of public discussion about VC fixates on relationships between VCs and entrepreneurs. What gets left out: the quiet chats between GPs and LPs. Here's a fantastic article on the push among VCs to name LP names.
Monte Carlo simulations, power law curves, valuation step-ups, and more... This fantastic interactive modeling tool from Kauffman Fellows lets you test out various multi-stage VC portfolio construction strategies.
The Opportunity For Family Offices To Outperform Over The Next Decade
Heather Hartnett
"If you’re a fund manager without a strong private wealth pipeline, you’re going to be in trouble. If you’re an institution without a true emerging manager program, you’re also going to be in trouble."
How do investment committees function in the LP ecosystem? Investment offices may *make* the investments, but they are beholden to ICs on risk levels, asset allocation, etc... Excellent peek behind the LP curtain on Twitter from @EndowmentLP.
There is lots of hype around skyrocketing valuations lately. But what does the data say? Here's a snapshot of analysis from Will Bricker of Hustle Fund across 3000 pre-seed deals.
"No one is as fast to decide as a solo GP." Elite LPs are betting on solo VCs because they recognize these investors are not only exceptionally well-connected in the tech ecosystem, but are also desirable partners to many founders.
University of Miami CIO and Treasurer, Charmel Maynard, shares his LP perspective in what host Jessica Straus calls, "a new record for insights per minute on the podcast, a must-listen for emerging VC managers."
"In my eleven years in venture capital, I've never experienced a market that's moving as quickly as it is at present. And in conversations with fellow investors, it seems we all feel the same way." Is the pace of today's fundraising environment actually in the best interest of founders?
Fund-of-funds LP Michael Kim of Cendana Capital speaks on what he's looking for when meeting a new VC, the evolution of seed investing, tips for raising an inaugural fund, the process for raising capital from a FoF, and much more.
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