Prabhakar: Family offices only back VC funds after attempting direct investing
Karthik Prabhakar · What's Happening To VC In India w/ All In Capital, Peer Capital & Upekkha · May 16, 2025 · at 19:30
Karthik Prabhakar of Peer Capital breaks down the evolution cycle of family offices from direct investing to backing institutional fund managers.
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“To also kind of assess during those early conversations, where are they in their learning curve? Are they at that denial point or are they at that point where they say, look, I know this works. I have tried my hand myself, but I think it's best done by somebody who's doing it as an institution. Only then you can actually maybe raise capital.”
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