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OpenLP

@Open_LP

OpenLP aggregates & amplifies insights across the venture ecosystem to demystify the LP perspective. Continuing to you soon from LGT Capital Partners

Joined March 2016

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@Open_LP
Apr 8
📣Sharing an update: OpenLP is moving to LGT Capital Partners! OpenLP founders @Beezer232, @LauraLPThompson & @natewcl, along with other @SapphirePrtnrs fund investing team members Dan Clayton, Vittorio Reynoso-Avila & Anna Jacoby, will be joining LGT on April 15! OpenLP will
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OpenLP
@Open_LP
Feb 23, 2024
1/ 🧵New @PitchBook data reveals that the journey from a first to a sophomore fund has never been more daunting. Historically (2006-2018), 63% of first-time managers were able to raise a second fund, but the current environment suggests a much tougher road ahead. Let’s dig in on
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@Open_LP
Mar 22, 2024
1/🧵"Portfolio construction is crucial. Winning the best deals will not be meaningful if capital is not deployed thoughtfully. 55% of all funds formed don’t return 1x." @bonfire_vc co-founder @DoubleMcapital shared the art & science of portfolio construction w @KauffmanFellows &
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OpenLP
@Open_LP
Aug 12, 2021
✨ Big news today from #OpenLP ✨ The OpenLP.com website now has: - a dedicated Emerging Manager section 🍾 - a new look 🌟 - and improved site navigation 🧭 #OpenLP is the one-stop shop for aspiring and established investors to learn about the venture ecosystem.
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OpenLP
@Open_LP
May 16, 2024
1/ 🧵37% of first-time VCs who closed funds between 2019 and 2021 will not be able to raise a second fund, potentially wiping out a year and a half of new VC managers, according to @PitchBook. @VCJournal draws on data from our recent tweet thread & shares tips to help emerging
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@Open_LP
Apr 13, 2021
#OpenLP is taking it to the next level, we are launching our own Twitter account ✨. Follow for insights across the entrepreneur ➡ GP ➡ LP venture ecosystem.
OpenLP
@Open_LP
Feb 5, 2024
1/ 6 key takeaways & 📊s on the expanding emerging manager landscape from @StepStoneVC's recent report: Venture capital: Shedding the "access class" label. 👇 Read the full report here: stepstonegroup.com/news-insights/… #VC #EmergingManagers
Venture capital: Shedding the "access class" label
From stepstonegroup.com
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@Open_LP
May 22, 2024
📊 Small VC funds vs. large VC funds by the numbers from @Samirkaji, CEO at Allocate👇 Small Funds (0-100MM): - Mean TVPI: 4.3 - Standard Deviation: 2.4 - Median Portfolio Companies: 26 Mid-Sized Funds (100-250MM): - Mean TVPI: 3.6 - Standard Deviation: 2.0 - Median Portfolio
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@Open_LP
Apr 24, 2023
New data on Capital Calls! ☎️ Everyone's talking about #VC pacing slow down, but we've seen less data around capital calls & how the past several quarters compare to ’20-‘21. 🧵@EvanTarzian & @LauraLPThompson dug into @SapphirePrtnrs’ early-stage mngr data & the findings are 🤯
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@Open_LP
Jun 9, 2021
For aspiring fund managers from underrepresented backgrounds, @screendoorvc is a game-changer 🤩🤩🤩 Well done @satyap, @hunterwalk, @chudson, @km, @SLP_EDU, @aileenlee, @kirstenagreen, @eva_ho, @labunleashed, @chrisfhoward, @Beezer232 + the whole team! forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…
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@Open_LP
Apr 28, 2021
For as powerful of a mechanism as fund recycling can be, it is an under discussed strategy in venture investing. A new #OpenLP blog by @LauraLPThompson + @Hillary__Cook illustrates the power of recycling → ♻️💪♻️💪♻️💪
Fund Recycling Moves the Needle for Both LPs and GPs. Here’s How.
From sapphireventures.com
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@Open_LP
Aug 12, 2022
Great piece from @samirkaji on why emerging mgrs are critical to a well-rounded #VC portfolio: -Clear focus on core competency & maximizing rtrns -Alignment w investors (motivated to “emerge”) -Opportunity to gen outsized outcomes from a single position
Why emerging managers have become a staple of LP portfolios
From ventureunlocked.substack.com
OpenLP
@Open_LP
Oct 18, 2023
Are LPs closed for business? What has changed in what they want to see in managers? And how will LP markets change over the next 12 months? 🤔 @SapphirePrtnrs' Partner, @Beezer232, shares her insights on the current LP landscape on the latest episode of @twentyminutevc, hosted
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@Open_LP
May 6, 2024
“Where can you get really good returns? It’s the smaller fund sizes and emerging managers.” — @SapphirePrtnrs' @LauraLPThompson on whether LPs are missing out on potential upside by consistently choosing established fund managers over emerging ones in @PitchBook 👇
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