Category: Investing
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Why allocate to Emerging Managers (VC Lab)
By VC Lab Venture capital is an asset class that epitomizes the high-reward and high-risk paradigm. When done well, venture capital can generate unparalleled returns. It offers Limited Partners the opportunity to partake in the growth stories of tomorrow’s leading companies, providing returns with the satisfaction of contributing to innovation and societal progress. Within the venture…
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VC Returns and the Endowment Model
Venture capital — an attractive and proven asset class for long-term financial returns As the “Endowment Model” has become broadly adopted by US institutional investors, venture capital (VC) has proven itself as a powerful instrument for long-term financial returns and value creation. Most institutional investors and long-term capital allocators in Europe have yet to adopt…
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Alternative Investing: Art as an Investment
Written by Amy Bergen • Edited by David Weliver • Last updated on December 4, 2023 (Source: Money Under 30) Art can do more than brighten a living space. The art market has become one of the hottest new investment crazes in recent years. Painting and sculpture collectors frequently buy pieces with an eye towards adding to their investment portfolio. But…
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Why Invest In A Venture Capital Fund-Of-Funds
Source: https://www.top-funds.com/whyvc September 2022 Authors: Salman Farmanfarmaian and Richard Rimer KEY FINDINGS The analysis below distills some of the key findings apparent in both academic and industry studies on VC, notably: Our key findings can be summarised across the following four areas: Performance – Venture funds have beaten the public markets consistently. Dispersion – The…
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Africa’s VC Landscape (CNBC Africa)
8th Season Capital founding partner spoke to CNBC Africa’s Power Lunch on Friday 11th November 2022 and provided high level insights into Africa’s growing Venture Capital (VC) landscape. Some notable points included: Access the full interview HERE: https://www.cnbcafrica.com/media/6315384289112/
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SAVCA 2022 VC Survey
Access the South African 2022 Venture Capital Industry Survey (covering activity during 2021) conducted by SAVCA (The Southern African Venture Capital & Private Equity Association) “The numbers in this report reiterate the fact that the VC industry is growing year- on-year, with more early-stage businesses receiving funding and strategic guidance from VC fund managers. Although…
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Is VC a Risky Asset Class?
The Pervasive, Head-Scratching, Risk-Exploding Problem With Venture Capital Source: https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1nlj1gb3g3bbd/The-Pervasive-Head-Scratching-Risk-Exploding-Problem-With-Venture-Capital Three VC experts run the numbers and conclude: Everyone’s doing it wrong. By Kamal Hassan, Monisha Varadan& Claudia Zeisberger (September 29, 2020) Venture capital demands from investors a significant risk appetite — or at least that is the perception. Academic research into VC funds since the 1980s has shown evidence to…
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What is a Fund of Funds?
Source: https://learn.angellist.com/articles/fund-of-funds A venture fund of funds is a fund that invests in other venture funds. Investing in a fund of funds offers portfolio diversification. VC funds of funds invest in other venture capital funds (although they also sometimes invest directly in startups via co-investments). Funds of funds provide investors greater portfolio diversification and access…
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Why emerging managers are a critical part of a well rounded venture portfolio
Article by Samir Kaji Aug 11 2022 Source (https://ventureunlocked.substack.com/p/why-emerging-managers-are-a-critical) A critical characteristic of healthy asset categories is the flow of new entrants. New entrants bring new ideas, models, and necessary competition. In the mid-2000s, advances in technology infrastructure made it possible for software development to happen inexpensively, and software companies started to address problems across…
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Monthly Evolution of Startup Funding in Africa (Jan 2019 – May 2022)
Start-ups in Africa are breaking a new record every month, though one key market is losing steam. Article by Max Cuvellier (www.thebigdeal.substack.com) Jun 7, 2022 In recent posts we have covered the ecosystem’s accelerating growth (e.g. here or here), and last week, we put this growth into perspective, comparing it to other regions globally. As we analysed the numbers,…
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