This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.
Top 5 VC funds raise big $, venture capital DPI is back, and Sequoia’s offer to LP’s | E1981
David Weisburd hosts Jamie Rhode, Matthew Mulvey, and Jason Calacanis to discuss DPI coming to Silicon Valley, demographic data on the backgrounds of Unicorn founders, and trends for limited partners, and more!
Key Points
- David Weisburd proposes a venture fund structure where a certain percentage of the fund can be composed of non-accredited investors, allowing them to co-invest alongside institutional capital.
- Sequoia Capital's innovative move to offer liquidity options to legacy fund LPs without taking carried interest signals a proactive and sophisticated approach to managing LP relationships and portfolio strategy.
- The Unicorn founder DNA report reveals that 70% of unicorn founders are underdog founders, highlighting the critical role of diverse and non-traditional backgrounds in driving high-growth company success.
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