LIMITED PARTNERS ARTICLE SERIES – The surge of new venture capital in recent years is highly encouraging. Many established venture teams are launching new funds faster and with greater frequency. And they are often not waiting until completion of the commitment period of the previous fund to launch the next. This trend is reflective of the cycle of capital expansion and retraction that moves with the overall economy; however, this period of easily accessible capital appears to be nearing an end.

The recent access to capital has also attracted numerous new, first-time fund managers to the industry. As long-time Limited Partners (LP) investing in several funds, we track new fund managers for potential future participation to maintain a scan of the General Partner (GP) market to plan future capital allocations. While we have sidestepped many pitfalls to which some LPs can succumb, some of what we are writing about in this Series comes directly from learnings and errors made. 

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