Emerging Managers | ESG and Diversity
VC Lolita Taub shares her best advice for underrepresented investors trying to raise their own funds
“Create a mission statement and a clear goal for your fund, because a solid foundation is necessary for outsized returns.” Lolita Taub shares her best advice for underrepresented investors trying to raise their own funds.
Who Are the LPs that are Investing in Underrepresented-Led VC Managers?
Many LPs are actively backing underrepresented managers (primarily women-led firms and people of color) through direct mandates or an increased focus and preference toward investing in underrepresented managers. Here’s a crowd-sourced list assembled by Samir Kaji:
VC Lolita Taub shares her best advice for underrepresented investors trying to raise their own funds
“Create a mission statement and a clear goal for your fund, because a solid foundation is necessary for outsized returns.” Lolita Taub shares her best advice for underrepresented investors trying to raise their own funds.
Who Are the LPs that are Investing in Underrepresented-Led VC Managers?
Many LPs are actively backing underrepresented managers (primarily women-led firms and people of color) through direct mandates or an increased focus and preference toward investing in underrepresented managers. Here’s a crowd-sourced list assembled by Samir Kaji:
Announcing the Black Venture Institute
Today, we are thrilled to announce our newest and largest program yet: the Black Venture Institute. We’ve been busy working on this initiative all summer with incredible partners that include Operator Collective, Salesforce Ventures, and UC Berkeley Haas.
🩺 @raiseconference took the pulse of 200+ #LPs for their take on the state of #VC today 👇
1/ Frustration brewing... w excessive fund sizes & “Economics > 2/20”
2/ Want VCs to focus efforts on 1 stage/1 sector
3/ Some LPs would sell assets in legacy funds
https://bit.ly/3JABQHW
👏TY to @HarryStebbings, @Chalfs, @katherineykwu, @fredwilson, @hunterwalk, @bizcarson, @pitchbook, @nvca & the ... many more who shared insights in this month's #OpenLP newsletter💫
🔗👇 for perspectives from the bright minds of the venture ecosystem
http://bit.ly/3ShP1Bk
Carveout's roundtable Fund of Funds event series will be live soon! Grab your virtual seat at the🔗 below, & don't... miss @Beezer232 (Sapphire Partners), @lo_toney (@PlexoCapital), @tracyfong (Albourne Partners) & Abe Finkelstein (@Vintage_Inv) @ 10:30a PT!
https://www.withcarveout.com/request
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