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Thanks to the great support of our investors, existing and new, we have completed the £60m raise across five of our six VCTs.   Will Fraser-Allen notes that: “Despite the challenging macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, it is encouraging to see that the Albion VCTs’ fund raising target was over-subscribed which is a strong endorsement for the Albion team... There is a substantial opportunity to back the category leading software and healthcare businesses of the future.   #VCTs remain an attractive long-term vehicle for investors as they are able to invest throughout economic cycles; they provide compelling tax benefits and have delivered good long-term performance.”    More details here: https://lnkd.in/d7qhDpT7   #vct #investmentmanagement #venturecapital

𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁 - 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 This week I'm back in Frankfurt along with my co-GP Marc. Is there anything more daunting for a fund manager than pitching to a room of Limited Partners (LPs)? Yesterday evening I did just that in a year where LP venture capital allocation in Germany has seen better days. Despite this, our team strongly believes the 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 will always get funded regardless of the market environment. Many Venture Capitalists (unless they founded their firms) won't know that feeling of pitching without a well-known/established brand or several long years of performance behind them, especially when capital allocation is scarce - kudos to the 2009/2010 vintage fund managers. Some may be deterred but we could not be more determined. Looking forward to improving this pitch further when the audience increases from 30 to 300 next month. Respect to all the emerging fund managers who have been on the fundraising journey the last year! #fundraising #earlystage #preseed #seed #narrative #progress #growthmindset #willpower #execution cc: Sarah, Noa, Reem, Dr. Gesa, Bettine, Ben, Lucas, Paul, Maximilian, Dr. Isabella, Paulina, Sabine, Joshua, Dr. Carolin, Xavier, Allocator One, COMPANION D GmbH

Looking forward to meeting old and new faces at the Zero One Hundred Conferences (PE & VC Platform) in #Vienna on Thursday February 29th. 🤝 This will provide a great opportunity to connect with the #moversandshakers of the private capital market, being #LimitedPartners or #GeneralPartners from the #PE and #VC ecosystems. A few interesting #content sessions that I planned to attend include: 💡 Focus on Attractive Industries & Highest Valued Companies. Blooming VC Tech with the participation of Lucanus ⛵️ Polagnoli 💡 A Deep Dive into Seed and Pre-seed Stage Funding | How to Activate Regional Angel Investors & LPs into Early-stage Investing? with the participation of Christian Roehle 💡 Family Offices & HNWI Allocations into Venture Capital Funds & Direct Investments with the involvement of Laura Raggl, Florian Haupt, Benjamin Ruschin & Johann 'Hansi' Hansmann 💡 LPs’ Appetite for Regional VC Investments. Strategies & Insights with the involvement of Herve Cuviliez & Joel Wajsberg, CFA Thank you to Tomáš Tuleja and to the entire #0100 team for pulling off this valuable event, as well as Duran Cesur & Susanne Fromm, my sparring partners for #fundraising 🤗 🙏 #venturecapital #privateequity #familyoffice #fundoffunds #HNWIs #conference #privatecapital #impactinvesting #masawa #nurturecapital cc: Masawa, Joshua Haynes

In start-ups you have to make hard choices. In this case we chose to go to TechBBQ in Copenhagen and not to IPEM in Paris. Fortunately, Chiara Orlandini, PhD, one of our exceptional Advisors 😎 graciously agreed to take a bit of time off from her many activities and she will represent Balentic 🐳 at IPEM. If you want to see the future of Fund formation in Private Markets 🚀 and how Balentic will disrupt 💥 what is poised to be a USD 30trn. industry reach out for a coffee ☕ Great to meet - LPs - who use our platform for free - GPs - who get exposure to institutional LPs with + EUR 1 trillion in AUM --- This is why we built Orca for Fund Formation and Capital Allocation - For for LPs to meet 🤝 the 'right' GPs and for GPs to get meet 🤝 the 'right' LPs! Fewer meetings, fewer calls ☎ , fewer emails that lead nowhere. Instead; higher conversion rates 💰, more informed decisions, better processes, and greater efficiency. --- Sign up for Orca here 👉 www.balentic.com - accelerate your fundraise and manage your investment opportunities 🚀 #Balentic #privatemarkets #privateequity #secondaries #secondary #venturecapital #stayilliquid #fundraising #privatedebt #infrastructure #familyoffice #familyoffices

Andreessen Horowitz raises huge $7.2bn for various venture strategies including $600m for their American Dynamism thesis - investments focussing on American National Interests. At Salus Ventures we continue to drive an aligned philosophy here in Australia to build our National Resilience. We have seen over the weekend that technology superiority is critical to protect the values we hold dear. If you're a founder building in this domain please reach out - we are here to help in any and every way we can. Whether it's navigating Governement policy, procurement or available funding (for example the NRF or ASCA) or support with your business model, team building or networks, Salus Ventures wants to stand shoulder to shoulder with you - this mission is critical to us and for Australia. #backingheroicfounders Marten Peck Stephane Janson Nina Hooper Mike Ferrari

Ever wonder what its like to run a Private Equity fund? Now you have the chance to follow along with successful investment managers by participating with Fund Launch Partners. Join me and Lincoln Archibald and next week for the Third Thursday @ Three to hear about direct investment opportunities with General Partnerships in the one of the fastest growing portfolio investment sectors. Pick up a free ticket here: https://lnkd.in/dd2yzxDd #HolyGrailofInvesting #GPOpportunities #FundLaunch #Alternatives

Happy 4th of July to our Stateside friends! 🇺🇸 There's been an exciting update overnight for Euphemia's syndicate allocation in Co Ventures Fund 1. The original allocation didn't just fill up; it skyrocketed to a 190% subscription rate in less than a week. I'm so incredibly thankful to the early believers in Fund 1. This syndicate deal is your golden ticket to be the final LPs joining us for Fund 1, and 🌱 Judy Anderson-Firth and Dominic Pym have secured additional allocation to cater to the demand ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Join the Euphemia Syndicate on Aussie Angels to learn more and access the 'Meet the GP' Q&A recording. It's available on a first-come, first-served basis, with the deal closing EOD Monday, 8 July. Join here: https://lnkd.in/gA2-pfVe Disclaimer: Always consider Aussie Angels Risks and Disclosures in conjunction with the Deal note before making an investment decision 👀

IIE.VC ‘GP Subsidy Pilot’ Recipient Spotlight: Features Capital 🤝 Team: Jenny Barba, Managing Partner; Jeff Chu, Managing Partner 🏠 HQ: $3.4 million Vermont 💲SSBCI allocation: Vermont 🏆 A Med-Tech fund specializing in the future of healthcare & bridge health inequalities  🌟On behalf of IIE.VC, congrats to Jenny, Jeff and Features Capital! 💡 About the program: IIE.VC's GP Launch Expense Subsidy Pilot is addressing the entrepreneurial challenges emerging managers face in navigating the startup expenses of launching funds by awarding flexible subsidies of up to $50,000 to underrepresented emerging VCs. Subsidies can cover a range of launch expenses, including legal, accounting, and operating costs.

LeapFrog has so far made three investments from our Flagship Fund IV - bolttech, Redcliffe Labs and Sun King. Our Global Head of Investor Solutions Yalin Karadogan shared a glimpse of the early performance of the fund with New Private Markets, including why it's important for investors to see early progress. "This gives investors an opportunity to really see the early performance of the portfolio companies in the fund, such as the three investments in Fund IV that are off to a very strong start," he said. Read the full piece from Charles Avery here: https://lnkd.in/gUjtNz-J #fundraise #impactinvesting #profitwithpurpose PEI

"Rising Above the Storm" https://lnkd.in/ec4KR_9D It’s been a stormy season for many life science / biotech companies, especially those who have already been at it for a bit and need to raise more funds to push past a critical goal. It helps to always be on the lookout for unanticipated opportunities, and to practice certain values, skills and approaches that increase the likelihood of being able to navigate past unforeseen challenges. For monthly emails with new posts on “Reflections, tales and lessons learned at the interface of business and life science,” subscribe at https://lnkd.in/gKWWY8qJ