Do you know what the hardest part of a VC’s journey is?
It’s raising capital for the venture fund itself.
Founders – take note – you’re not the only ones out there raising capital …
Let’s continue our journey of understanding the inner workings of VCs …
VCs depend on limited partners (LPs) for capital.
Welcome to the world of LPs!
In this universe, you’ll find a range of institutional investors like:
Foundations,
University Grants,
Super/Pension Funds,
Fund of Funds,
Family Offices, and
Sovereign Wealth Funds
Each one has different sources of capital, investment criteria, constraints and return expectations.
Just as smart founders choose the right VCs and investors on their cap table, the best fund managers pick LPs that matter, can add value and shape their journey.
The best ones build rich, collaborative, two-way networks.
To achieve their target returns LPs – institutional investors – have to constantly juggle with different types of assets of which VC is one kind.
Let’s talk about asset classes in another post …
For now, here’s a chart that outlines the typical mix of LPs in a venture fund.
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