David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A more efficient approach to fundraising than haphazard networking is to mine the data exhaust from the limited partner universe to identify those LPs most likely to find your fund attractive, and focus all your energy on them. Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Babbling VC

JANUARY 7, 2011

I personally believe that one of the major drawbacks to venture capital in Europe is chronic under-financing and people skirt around this issue. Hence, financing rounds have been smaller (roughly a ratio of 5 to 1 when comparing US to EU). Even Dropbox and Etsy have done far larger rounds to finance their growth.

Finance 76

Finance LP Europe Valuation 76

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 1, 2018

We are syndication agnostic, being indifferent between investing by ourselves or with co-investors – especially our partner funds – where we mostly have long and successful relationships. We are very long-term investors, focusing on net cash on cash returns, rather than short-term or intermediate IRRs.

Syndicate 17

Syndicate Syndication IRR Canada 17