Institutional Investor

also referred to as: institutional investors

10 statements across 9 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 9 people on the record · first statement Apr 23, 2015 by John Taylor · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Apr 23, 2015
Assertion Supported
Institutional LPs seek 300 to 500 basis points over public markets
“Lots of times you'll hear institutional investors saying that they want at least 300 to 500 basis points better than what they think they can do in the public market.”
John Taylor Apr 23, 2015 ▶ 3:54 20 VC 030: VC Funds, Angels and IPOs with John Taylor, Head of Research @ NVCA
Jul 20, 2016 positive
Insight
Institutional LPs struggle to identify disruptive entrepreneur-led VC funds early
“The entrepreneur-led models, which, by the way, tend to do, you know the most of, the most disruptive new models are very hard for institutional investors to identify.”
Alex Bangash Jul 20, 2016 ▶ 6:58 20VC: Why The Whole Industry Is Backward Looking, The Best Funds Are Entrepreneur Led and Venture Is All About Access with Alex Bangash, Founder @ Trusted Insight
Jul 5, 2017
Assertion Supported
Schuler: Only about 70 institutional investors buy first-day tech IPOs
“At least in the U S public markets, the amount of institutional investors who like to buy First day, tech stocks has become very small. There's a handful of banks that take them out. We know who they all are, and there's, you know, about 70 institutional inves…”
Barry Schuler Jul 5, 2017 ▶ 5:34 20VC: How To Get Back To 200 Tech IPOs Per Year, Why We Are In A 'Bulge" Not A Bubble & The Impending Flat & Down Rounds To Come with Barry Schuler, Partner @ DFJ Growth
Sep 2, 2019
Insight
Messerschmidt: Founders should avoid party rounds and secure institutional leads
“You're going to either want to have a lead or a co-lead of institutional investors. You want to avoid party rounds, but there's usually some allocation that you can leave over to bring strategic angels or individuals onto the cap table.”
Jana Messerschmidt Sep 2, 2019 ▶ 27:18 20VC: How Founders Can Gain Leverage in Fundraising Negotiations, The Metrics You Need To Raise Your Series A in Consumer & What We Have To Change About Cap Table Construction with Jana Messerschmidt, Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partners
Dec 21, 2020 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Active institutional venture investors are already committing capital to rolling funds
“So the ones that actively invest in venture, we already see them committing to rolling funds, and that's already happening.”
Avlok Kohli Dec 21, 2020 ▶ 27:00 20VC: Why the Theory of Pro-Rata is Often False, How Rolling Funds Impact Both Pricing and Competition & The Biggest Lessons from Working with Jack Dorsey with Avlok Kohli, CEO @ AngelList Venture
Jun 10, 2022 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Jun 2037
Sanghvi predicts institutional LPs will invest directly into DAOs by 2037
“And one would assume that if these DAOs are to be successful over time, much like companies, institutional investors over time will find direct access to these DAOs. Now it might take like, you know, 10 years, five years, 15 years, but if this is already happe…”
Ruchi Sanghvi Jun 10, 2022 ▶ 30:25 Ruchi Sanghvi: My Job Interview with Mark Zuckerberg; Deep Dive on DAOs | 20VC #895 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 28, 2023
Insight
Kurgan: Late-stage tech companies must standardize compensation before going public
“A lot of that data is, is gonna be shared with your institutional investors, and they will actually pay attention. That's one of the things where you have to do a lot of work actually being, before going public. Is your compensation policies.”
Stephane Kurgan Jul 28, 2023 ▶ 48:50 Stephane Kurgan: Lessons Scaling King from 100 Employees to 2,400; How to Find Great Talent | E1041 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 28, 2023 negative
Assertion Supported
Kurgan: King's largest investor held 40% of shares post-IPO
“It was very difficult to do that with King because we were trading below IPO price, and because our largest institutional investor had 40% of the shares, and it was, you know, they just couldn't sell it down, and selling it down, you know, it would have driven…”
Stephane Kurgan Jul 28, 2023 ▶ 51:37 Stephane Kurgan: Lessons Scaling King from 100 Employees to 2,400; How to Find Great Talent | E1041 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 11, 2023 neutral
Insight
Deven Parekh: Underpriced IPOs build institutional confidence for future public offerings
“Because sure, that creates more sizzle and institutional investors, mutual funds, and others who are buyers are sitting on a portfolio that's up, which gives them more confidence to buy the next issue.”
Deven Parekh Oct 11, 2023 ▶ 44:57 Roundtable #4 with Jason Lemkin, Woody Marshall, Deven Parekh, Harry Stebbings | E1071 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 7, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Halligan: Big institutional investors own roughly 90% of HubSpot stock
“It's very little of HubSpot is owned by mom and pop, owned by Harry Stebbings, buying Harry Stebbings's mom. It's like, 90% these big institutional investors.”
Brian Halligan Aug 7, 2025 ▶ 13:32 Figma's 250% Pop - The Greatest IPO Mispricing Ever? Meta & Microsoft Blowout Quarters: Broken Down · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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