(Thanks to my coauthor Dolph M. Hellman, Esq., Chair, Orrick’s Private Investment Fund’s Group.) This is part of a series on structuring the team and legal infrastructure of a new private equity/VC fund: Writing the Constitution for Your New Private Equity or VC Fund: Strategy, Culture, Decision-Making, Budget, and Data Ownership The Legal Issues You...
[Continue Reading]Launching Orange Collective: Exclusively Investing in Y Combinator Companies
I’m happy to share that I’ve joined the team building Orange Collective! Orange Collective exclusively invests in Y Combinator companies. Our team (Jason Freedman, Ryan Bednar, Dave Yen, Tara Perillo, David Teten) have founded 8 companies which participated in 5 graduating Y Combinator batches spanning from 2009 to 2017. The team has also collectively angel...
[Continue Reading]The Constitution for Your New Fund: Strategy, Culture, Decision-Making, Budget, and Data
(Thanks to my coauthor Dolph M. Hellman, Esq., Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Chair, Orrick’s Private Investment Fund’s Group.) This is part of a series on structuring the team and legal infrastructure of a new private equity/VC fund: Writing the Constitution for Your New Private Equity or VC Fund: Strategy, Culture, Decision-Making, Budget, and...
[Continue Reading]$150m AUM VC Tech Stack: Candou Ventures
We’re happy to share the latest in AltsTech’s series profiling how investment managers are using AI, tech, and analytics to generate alpha. We’re fortunate to interview Susan Akbarpour, Managing Partner, Candou Ventures. Susan is the founder of multiple SaaS platforms. She serves on the boards of several AI startups and nonprofits, including the KQED Public...
[Continue Reading]$400m AUM B2B VC Tech Stack: R136 Ventures Tech Stack
We’re happy to share the latest in AltsTech’s series profiling how investment managers are using AI, tech, and analytics to generate alpha. We’re fortunate to interview Victor Orlovski, Founder and Managing Partner of R136 Ventures. David Teten: Please give us an overview of your firm. R136 Ventures partners with creative entrepreneurs to help scale their...
[Continue Reading]Bain Capital->Leveraging a private equity/VC firm’s proprietary relationship network
Hunt Club recently became a sponsor of my websites. Hunt Club enables you to recruit vetted talent, faster. We leverage our proprietary referral network of 25k business leaders to source talent proven to perform better and stay longer at companies. Clients include Bain Capital, Tiger Global, WestCap, and FJ Labs. Darren Herman, an Operating Partner...
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