Posner: Massive venture funds are forced to artificially deploy capital
Zach Posner · 4 - Investing in Legal Innovation with The LegalTech Fund's Co-Founder and Managing Director Zach Posner · Nov 12, 2024 · at 24:31
Zach Posner, Co-Founder of The LegalTech Fund, contrasts smaller thematic venture funds with multi-billion-dollar generalist funds.
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“I think that the more dollars you have, you see some of these massive funds, which we're proud not to be, that they're forced to like artificially deploy certain amounts of capital.”
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