Multi Billion Dollar Funds
topic on 3 shows · 5 statements across 5 episodes
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5 statements about Multi Billion Dollar Funds, every show
Mohnot: Mega-funds writing small seed checks make a strategic mistake
“If you're a multi-billion dollar fund, and you write a two million dollar check into, to a company, and you invested in the wrong company in the category, Like, you don't get a chance to write a two hundred fifty million dollar check into the right company. So…”
Lemkin: Multi-Billion Fund Refused 28 Board Meeting Requests for Top Startup
“I have one of my top investments right now, like, I mean, there's a few asterisks and downgrades, but there's nothing not to love, ok? Double digits in ARR, growing triple digits, A very multi-billion dollar fund led the pre-seed, right? Owns 15% of the compan…”
Paik: Multi-billion dollar bloated VC funds will unwind over a decade
“I don't think all, I almost, like, definitionally, I don't think all of them make it. I think we're gonna see over the next, here's the thing, like, it's gonna take a long time, it's gonna take a decade plus for this stuff to unwind, but they're gonna get lost…”
Lemkin: Multi-billion funds exert less pressure on early-stage founders
“If you take money from a big fund as an early stage founder, there's actually less pressure. This is so changed. The funds are so big and they're raising funds every 12 months. We have different portfolios and my portfolios, when the multi-billion dollar funds…”
Lemkin: Multi-billion-dollar VC funds do not care about losing $20M checks
“The funds are so big, and they're raising funds every 12 months, right? In my, we have different portfolios. In my portfolios, when the multi-billion dollar funds have come in and led the A or the C, they're barely invested. They're, and you know what? They do…”