20VC: How LPs Allocate to Venture in 2026: What They Want, What They Do Not Want | Why Fund Multiple Does Not Matter Without a Timeline | Why Velocity of Cashback is the Most Important Thing with David Morehead, CIO @ Baylor
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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
1h 8m
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The single reason that privates exist is to make money. Period. End of story. I'm a little perplexed by the length of some of these funds. It's not clear to me that the GP incentives are aligned with the math that runs endowments. What we're really after is the velocity of capital, not just returns on capital. There's a rule in our office that you're not allowed to talk about returns without also talking about time. We happen to have about two and a half percent of the endowment in anthropic. I never want to be all in. Things can always get worse. You are seeing the pushback on AI at the data center level.
This is 20VC with me, Harry Stebbings. Now, I'm a venture investor for a living, and something that's frustrated me for a long time is that we don't get to hear from the greatest CIOs, chief investment officers, who invest in the venture funds that we run. We don't know how they think, what they like to invest in, what worries them when they're invested in a manager and they see them doing, how they think about the market today and allocating to managers. Today, I sit down with one of the best in that business, David Moorhead. He's the CIO of Baylor University Office of Investments, and he's one of the most respected CIOs in the business. Baylor's endowment is around $2.6 billion. David is quite outspoken, which makes this conversation one of the most refreshing, but also articulate and clear for managers thinking about raising
looking to raise and for managers now wondering how they should operate with their LP base. David was incredible and I'm really proud of this show because it shines a light on a part of the industry that I feel needs a lot more transparency. But before we dive into the show today, founders face a different set of challenges at every stage of growth. For Sid Sheet, co-founder and CEO of D-Matrix, JP Morgan delivered the guidance and expertise to help navigate what came next. He credits JP Morgan's high-touch approach with supporting D-Matrix as it grew and expanded internationally. Whether you're in the early days or expanding into new markets, J.P. Morgan helps startups navigate complexity with real confidence, offering personalized guidance and deep sector expertise.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:30
2
How does Baylor construct its $2.6 Billion endowment portfolio?
4:30–11:46
3
Why does Baylor spend more time on portfolio construction than on manager selection?
11:46–17:53
4
Should LPs back the biggest VC names or hunt for the next breakout manager?
17:53–24:49
5
How did Baylor make millions during the SaaS‑pocalypse?
24:49–30:05
6
Are public markets a casino and are private valuations the real fiction?
30:05–37:05
7
How can an LP buy a market crash without catching a falling knife?
37:05–52:15
8
Would you fire a fund manager who’s delivering strong returns?
52:15–1:06:29
Speakers
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