Capital Conversations: Insights into the World of Venture Capital
Episodes
The future of agritech investing, with Jim Pulcrano & Rob Trice
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Trice is an established international venture capital investor. He is currently leveraging his background in telecom, mobile and internet investin...
Beyond the obvious: quiet predictors of VC fund performance with Michael Kim
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cendana Capital is a San Francisco-based fund of funds investing in early-stage venture capital ventures. The firm was launched in 2010 and has over $...
Alternative Exit Options for VC Funds, with Liz Campbell
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Campbell, CIO at Portfolio Advisors, discusses the challenges of realising returns in an increasingly sophisticated VC market. Founded in 1994, Po...
The rules of VC, with David Clark CIO at VenCap International
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Since its inception, VenCap has committed $2.9 billion to over 450 venture capital funds in the US, Europe, China and India. As CIO David Clark has de...
Sia Houchangnia on building relationships that empower founders
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sia Houchangia joined Seedcamp as an intern in 2014 and became a partner in 2017. Seedcamp is a leading European seed fund that has backed over 500 te...
Bpifrance: How a government initiative can support domestic venture capital
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
France's national investment bank, led by Nicolas Dufourc, finances businesses at every stage of development through loans, guarantees, and equity inv...
Europe's Untapped Venture Capital Potential, with Nathaniel Gunn Arnold and Jan-Martin Frie from the IMF
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past decade, American VCs have outraised their European counterparts by hundreds of billions of dollars. But why? Nathaniel Arnold and Jan-M...
Part 2: Exploring the craft of fund sizing and modelling, with Daniel Keiper-Knorr
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do investors strike the delicate balance between fund size, investment strategy, and portfolio construction to maximize returns?In today's markets...
Exploring the craft of fund sizing and modelling, with Daniel Keiper-Knorr
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do investors strike the delicate balance between fund size, investment strategy, and portfolio construction to maximize returns?In today's markets...
From crisis to growth: Navigating portfolio triage in venture capital with Michael Stucky
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the high-stakes context of venture capital, portfolio triage isn't just a strategy – it's a survival skill. As markets shift and startups strugg...
The 'Trust Factor' in building strong GP-LP relationships, with Harshul Sanghi
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this new episode of Capital Conversations, Harshul Sanghi outlines the critical factors that underpin successful GP-LP relationships in venture cap...
Pt.2 Specialization in action: Inside a specialist VC's playbook for success
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of Capital Conversations, with Evgenia Plotnikova.As technology advances and industries transform, venture capitalists face a critical decision...
Specialization in action: Inside a specialist VC's playbook for success
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As technology advances and industries transform, venture capitalists face a critical decision: should they cast a wide net, or home in on a niche?To g...
Bertrand Mueller on the marriage of pension funds and VCs
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With trillions in assets worldwide, pension funds play a dual role, acting as both asset and liability managers, influencing their exposure to venture...
Pt.2 Chris Douvos of Ahoy Capital on the evolution of the emerging managers segment
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our conversation with Chris Douvos, on how the Emerging Managers segment in Venture Capital has evolved since 2010.Chris Douvos founded Ahoy...
Chris Douvos of Ahoy Capital, discusses the evolution of the emerging managers segment Pt.1
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this new episode of Capital Conversations, we explore “How the Emerging Managers segment in Venture Capital has evolved since 2010” with Chris ...
Pt.2 Challenging Dogmatic Narratives in Venture Capital, with Fergal Mullen, Co-Founder & Partner at Highland Europe.
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of Fergal Mullen's interview, the co-founder and Partner of Highland Europe provides a pragmatic take on venture capital practices,...
Challenging Dogmatic Narratives in Venture Capital, with Fergal Mullen, Co-Founder & Partner at Highland Europe.
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fergal Mullen is a co-founder and Partner of Highland Europe focused on enterprise SaaS and consumer internet companies. He represents Highland Europe...
Capital Conversations: Olivier Laplace on the Technology Investment Market
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode one of Capital Conversations, Olivier Laplace, Managing Partner at VI Partners, discusses the evolving landscape of the technology investme...
Capital Conversations: Subscribe now for more from IMD
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Capital Conversations: Insights into the World of Venture Capital, is a podcast series produced by IMD and its Venture Asset Management Initiative. Su...