Private Equity

Friday Letter

How to make your rising stars shine even brighter

More firms are giving a hard think to how best mentor and retain their most talented young professionals.

4 min read · 04 January 2024

Will 2024 be the year of VC secondaries?

Will VC fund investors start to seek relief from the pain of a historic lack of distributions?

3 min read · 22 December 2023

GPs should prepare for a grilling on physical climate risks

As more investors conduct climate scenario analyses, the severity of physical risks on investment portfolios is becoming clearer.

3 min read · 15 December 2023

Don't let what happened at OpenView happen to you

Want to be a talent magnet? These veteran VCs say mentoring, 'passing the ball' and sharing carry equally are key.

3 min read · 08 December 2023

Does Veev’s demise suggest broader weakness in proptech?

Companies that make it easier for property owners to manage their portfolios and address serious societal issues in real estate are expected to fare better in a tougher market, say VCs.

6 min read · 01 December 2023

How GP stakes may provide a de-risked route into VC

Orange County Employees Retirement System, the City of San Jose Retirement System and UK pension fund Railpen are among the LPs betting on a new firm that wants to buy stakes in 15 to 20 VC management companies.

3 min read · 17 November 2023

Two dozen women-led funds defy the odds

We crunched the data we’ve been collecting about women-led firms and found that they have closed on a combined $1.8bn for 24 funds so far this year.

3 min read · 10 November 2023

Even healthcare VCs aren't immune to fundraising slowdown

'We’re going to see asking investors to be more patient, to not call capital, to extend the life of that fund and really slowly deploy capital until we see start seeing more returns,' says Jackie Spencer of SVB.

3 min read · 27 October 2023

AI is already shaking up VC

From new tools to improve operations to a strategy shift at Greycroft, AI is having a noticeable impact throughout the venture industry.

4 min read · 20 October 2023

A new era of scaling for climate funds

With $23bn raised by new climate funds so far in 2023, the largest increase in the number of funds has been in smaller vehicles under $50m.

4 min read · 13 October 2023

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