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Emerging Venture Fund Managers Had Few Banking Options to Begin With. After Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse, Where Do They Turn Now?
Anecdotally, SVB & other regional banks met many needs of a VC fund, and in particular for emerging managers with a smaller fund size. With commentary from Beezer Clarkson, Jenny Fielding, Elizabe...
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Hot off the press: @weekendfund's Q1 2023 Emerging Manager Report on @signatureblock_
2023 on pace to have lowest ...fundraising total since 2017 - with 91% of emerging mngrs saying it was (very) difficult to close their fund, w a majority raising for 6+ months.โฆ
Key takeaways to strong deal flow via @signatureblock_
- Lean into existing networks
- Multiple sources of deal flow ...will expand market coverage
- Play into your strengths, do what comes naturally to you & build your brand
+ much more in full read: https://www.signatureblock.co/articles/how-to-get-deal-flow
State of #VC 2023 via @juniper_square ๐
๐น63% of VCs plan to fundraise this year
๐น45% say LPs putting pressure... to find exit strategies
๐น53% plan to improve portfolio monitoring
๐น40% want to invest in better LP reporting
๐นNewer firms & GPs are more optimistic ab raising