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How is the VC Asset Class Doing?

View from Seed

The trends described above in VC performance have an upstream effect on Limited Partners which is somewhat counter-intuitive. Most LPs are trying to manage some targeted asset allocation. And over time, if VC is performing well, the LP may actively manage up their allocation to venture. LP Constraints.

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Does the Size of a VC Fund Matter?

Both Sides of the Table

It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5 billion under management.&# I don’t really understand why VCs do this since it’s mostly a meaningless number. What is total assets under management? - Why does vintage matter to you?

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Zilliant Raises $13M Series….G?

Austin Startup

The company creates the leading software in an enterprise niche called pricing optimization and margin management. Having been founded in 1999, Zilliant is hard to categorize as a startup anymore. Most people don’t really think of pricing as an elastic thing. An item’s price is the price.

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Returns for brand-name VC funds

finance.fortune.cnn.com

Now Fortune has obtained more granular data, including returns for dotcom-era funds managed by such firms as Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, General Catalyst Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Overall, the fund-of-funds is 97% called for 45 funds raised between 1999 and 2002. Management jobs.

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