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Five Questions for Vetting an Investment in a New or Emerging VC Fund

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While most of the money that goes into VC funds comes from institutions that are highly experienced in the asset class, some family offices and high net worth individuals also invest in VC. They’re trying to get exposure and diversification at the same time, while potentially seeing co-investment deal flow.

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Accessibility as an Advantage in Venture Capital: Why Creating Value for Everyone in the Community Wins

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That believe has not only translated into the most diverse portfolio run by an investor who looks like me, with over 50% of the teams including diverse founders, but also into top quartile returns in our last fund. I generally accept any invite to speak or answer questions in front of a public group that I get.

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Moving Fast, Breaking Things, and the Support of Disruption

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And investors? Well, you would have needed to be a wealthy, accredited investor to get in on the upside, and only 3% of Americans meet the criteria to do that. Sure, that means exponentially opening up the flow of deals and going through a ton of deal flow. so they make up less than 10% of 10%.

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