Investors

Even as they become more powerful in the venture ecosystem, women must overcome unique challenges when they are fundraising.

Paying for expenses while fundraising, networking events and fund pitch sessions are just some of the ways the LPs are helping to overcome the disparity.

While many large investors have soured on private equity due to allocation problems and a shortage of distributions, at least three giant pensions are looking to put more to work.

The pension system could pump more money into venture and buyout funds if it approves a recommendation to hike its target to private equity from 6 percent to 10 percent.

The nation's largest pension fund wants to grow VC from about 1.4 percent to 10 percent of its private equity portfolio.

'The valuation environment is generally more rational now, even at the earliest stages, so it will be hard to justify a larger or even flat fund size, in most cases,' one LP tells Venture Capital Journal.

Coller Capital’s biannual survey of global LPs reveals low expectations for the venture industry this year.

'We brought in a lot of strategic people high up in their industries, and there’s actually quite a few VCs invested in our fund as well,' Peakview founder Erik Lasilla tells Venture Capital Journal.

Concerns over the manager's performance and its failed investment in FTX have made for a rockier road drawing in LP commitments.

The market for sub-$100m LP stakes is underserved by intermediaries, says Tap chief executive Jeff Leathers