Eggers: Venture capital will see increased adoption of rolling funds
Barry Eggers · 20VC: The Implications of a Biden vs a Trump Administration on Venture and Startups, How The Rise of Rolling Funds, SPACs and Solo Capitalists Will Impact Venture & What We Can Do To Swing the Race Pendulum in VC with Barry Eggers, Founding Partner @ Ligh · Nov 2, 2020 · at 14:53
Barry Eggers, founding partner of Lightspeed Venture Partners and chair of the NVCA, discusses the emergence of rolling funds with Harry Stebbings.
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“I think we'll see more of rolling funds, and if you can do it, it's great.”
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