Notes from an interview: What do Big Society Capital look for in emerging managers?
Jul 23, 2020
Last week we held our 4th FutureWorldVC event - this time virtual. Diverse VCโs from around the world joined me as together we grilled Dougie Sloan, Investment Director at Big Society Capital, a lea...
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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
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- Lean into existing networks
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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