View from Seed

DECEMBER 4, 2019

One way to think about this is how quickly LPs expect to get their capital back from a VC commitment. Typically, when an LP makes a commitment to a new VC relationship, they are expecting to stay with that group for at least 2-3 funds. LP Constraints. Most LPs are trying to manage some targeted asset allocation.

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LP IRR Distribution Portfolio 256

View from Seed

DECEMBER 11, 2019

But even at the Partner-level, the amount of transition in Venture Capital is much more than you perhaps would expect… especially in a business which should have a long term orientation with portfolio investment-hold periods and Partnerships lasting more than a decade. So why is there so much turnover in Venture Capital?

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Venture Capital Cap Table Partner LP 204

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JANUARY 27, 2021

As a small fund, NextView has a tight-knit LP base, many of whom have been with us from our earliest days. But we also recognize that venture capital is a tough bet as an LP -with long time horizons, lack of liquidity, and uncertain outcomes. Because of this, we are always grateful to all of our LPs for their trust.

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LP Early Stage Seed Stage Venture Capital 411

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

Most folks reading this will know that many startups were built in part with the help of venture capital. A smaller portion of the total capital in the VC ecosystem comes from high net worth individuals. FoFs take capital from institutions, wealthy families, and others, and then invest it in a basket of underlying VC funds.

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LP Private Equity Institutional Investors Venture Capital 335