YoungUpstarts
OCTOBER 23, 2017
by Joe Duncan, founder of Duncan Capital LP. PC and mobile interfaces dynamically display portfolio valuations and exposures, along with system-generated investment recommendations tailored to a specific client’s financial goals and risk appetite. At least for investment banks the answer is not so clear cut. In 2014 Granger, a Ph.D.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
At the other end of the spectrum large funds have gotten even larger in the past few years which has massively increased the amount of consolidation in our industry as 66% of LP money into venture is now concentrated in late-stage or full-cycle VCs. The “big boom” in startup financing started around March 2009?—?more Why is this?
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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 5, 2010
If your idea is so amazing that it warrants my hard-earned angel money or the money of my LP investors from our fund then why should I take a risk on you if you won’t take a risk on yourself? I want our associate to have empathy for the customers we serve — our portfolio companies. Why should I be? I Practice What I Preach.
This is going to be BIG.
MARCH 14, 2019
If you’re not actually modeling this out with a spreadsheet, I don’t know how you can look an LP in the face and say this. A Time and Attention Model How much time will you be spending on each portfolio company? I think the results will surprise you how hard it is to be successful. Taking board seats? Will that increase the work?
K9 Ventures
AUGUST 14, 2017
It was a conscious decision to maintain the fund size at the same level, despite both market pressure (larger rounds at earlier stages) and demand pressure (lots of LP money entering the stage) to raise a larger fund. Fund I, which I often refer to as a demonstration fund, started in 2009 with $6.25M under management. was a $40M fund.
Both Sides of the Table
AUGUST 24, 2015
When many venture investors are seeing their personal public portfolios tank it creeps into their business lives and creates an emotion that is less risk tolerant whether they’re aware of it or not. This doesn’t happen with every LP and it probably doesn’t kick in unless things get worse. So, too, investments.
Feld Thoughts
JULY 28, 2014
On paper, only one is in positive return territory as a fund, but the SBIC leverage is a substantial negative factor for the LP investors in that particular fund. As a partner in one of the most visible VC firms in Colorado and an LP in many of the Colorado VC firms, I’ve never heard from Matthew or anyone from the SBIC.
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