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Interview with an LP: Building (And Evolving) A Generational Fund Returns Platform

Nov 20, 2020

We welcome Chris Witherspoon from VenCap International, the Oxford-based, ~$2B fund-of-funds platform founded in 1987 that has made over 300 fund commitments into VC funds in the US, Europe, India,...

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7:22 PM - Aug 11, 2022

Q2 2022 US Valuations Report x @PitchBook:

Only 10 public listings for companies valued $1B+ were recorded through June... 30, compared with 100+ in 2021. Early-stage median pre-💰 valuations fell 16% in Q2 to $52M.

Full Report 📖👇 https://bit.ly/3QkszpM

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8:42 PM - Aug 10, 2022

TY @shomikghosh21 for allowing @Beezer232 to share the #LP perspective in Software Snack Bites🥨!

Take a read through... for an overview of the current state of the LP market: What GPs should know, portfolio allocation, investment strategy & tips for managing the GP/LP relationship

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#OpenLP @Open_LP·

3:57 PM - Aug 10, 2022

🚀@ttunguz shares interesting data to show the value generated by a successful software startup per every #VC dollar ... raised. For the last 30 years, this has been 10x, though it's volatile. Tomasz breaks it down here: http://bit.ly/3AedEIo

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#OpenLP @Open_LP·

8:11 PM - Aug 05, 2022

🩺 @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

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