By Oana Manea How To Become a VC (Venture Capitalist) In this article we will discuss the often posed question of “How to become a VC“. And let’s be honest from the start, becoming...
By Gautam Kumar Advanced Fund Performance Methods: PME & Direct Alpha This is my second post about measuring the performance of a VC fund. In the last post, I talked about the fundamental fund performance...
By Gautam Kumar 3 Considerations for Effective Monitoring of Portfolio Value Shakespeare said, “If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto...
By Gautam Kumar VC Monday Meetings reshaped by tech Monday, besides being the least appreciated and most hectic day of the week, it is actually quite an exciting day for VCs. The VC...
By Gautam Kumar Fundraising: 3 Key Considerations for GPs The objective of this article is to provide insights related to fundraising process for VC professionals. 2018 was a record year for the VC...
By Gautam Kumar Top Metrics for VCs to Monitor their Investments After weeks or months of meeting, conducting due diligence, you have finally made an investment in a venture. However, now you can’t sit back...
By Gautam Kumar Measuring The Performance of a VC Fund When we say VC fund performance, the first metric that comes up is the Internal Rate of Return or IRR. Indeed, investors typically compare...
By Gautam Kumar Benefits of Venture Capital Firm Networks At some point, we have all heard about the saying: “Networking is the key to success”. In this article, we will talk about Venture...
By Gautam Kumar Behold! The new gateway to improve LP-GP relationship has arrived The number of VC investments has been increasing rapidly over the past decade. And the number of deals as well as the size of...
By Gautam Kumar Syndicated Deal with CVCs: What is the impact on a startup’s exit value? Our goal in this post is to see what kind of impact can the syndication with CVCs have on a startup’s exit success. The...