Warren Bergen & Mark Carlson

As a fund of funds investor, we place significant importance on being able to meaningfully engage with the fund manager. Ideally, this means making a commitment adequate to occupy a seat at the Limited Partner Advisory Committee (LPAC) where possible. 

The GP/LP relationship is highly compelling and we felt, very worthy of discussion in the context of this article series. For both GPs and LPs, there is a lot of money, and just as notably time, at stake.

We get many pitch decks sent via email pitching the raise of venture capital funds. Most of them display impressive stats to entice the reader to lean in.

Venture capitalists are by their nature, builders and usually a mix of former entrepreneurs and transactional professionals who are optimistic about the future and ravenous for learning.