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Join us for Allocate's 2025 State of the Market webinar on 1/23
The lively discussion takes a data-driven view of the key trends and observations from the venture capital industry. Insights are gleaned from our interactions with GPs across the venture ecosystems as we seek to uncover what to expect for the remainder of the year.
This session will guide you through private equity and its sub-asset classes, clarifying the distinctions between venture capital, growth equity, and buyouts. We'll highlight the critical importance of manager selection, and dive into the dynamics between limited and general partners. With a focus on why specialization is increasingly vital, we'll examine how to select managers that align with your unique investment strategy. Whether you're an experienced investor or new to the field, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge to navigate the Private Equity landscape more effectively.
This webinar is designed to provide a high-level overview of the common metrics that investors use to evaluate private market opportunities. We will also shed light on the relevance of benchmarks and considerations around their use for private markets investments. Additionally, we will cover key factors that can influence investment performance in private markets.
Venture Capital is an exciting and distinctive asset class because, unlike any other modern asset class, it is powered by innovation. However, investing in innovation can prove to be challenging for investors. Many think of venture capital as a subset of private equity and often use a PE-style playbook to assess venture capital investments. While some techniques are similar, venture capital presents its own set of challenges, and may have fewer quantitative data points to analyze.
In this webinar, Allocate's MD of Investments, Nic Millikan and MD of Relationship Management, Peter Epstein, will share their insights and considerations on LP venture capital portfolio construction. They will cover everything from the basics to the nuances of building thoughtful, customized, and effective venture capital exposure in a portfolio context.
This comprehensive guide takes you through predictions for the venture capital market in 2024 and captures insights from venture fund managers and limited partners.
This educational session, hosted by Nic Millikan, Managing Director of Investments at Allocate, and Taylor Adams, Founder and CEO of Belief Partners is designed to equip investors with the knowledge and a clear foundation to develop an institutional-grade venture capital allocation that is strategic, programmatic, and personalized.
This session provides an overview of the venture capital fund portfolio management where participants will gain insights into tracking and monitoring venture capital fund positions.
Our second module in our venture capital education series to discuss firm types, structures, and strategies.
An overview of venture capital, how to approach investing in the innovation economy, and what the future holds for this asset class.
An educational roundtable discussion on how to originate an institutional-grade venture capital allocation strategy, featuring Hana Yang (Co-founder, Allocate) and Taylor Adams (Family Office).
We are excited to host our semi-annual state of venture discussion where we take a data-driven view of venture capital trends and observations. This is a must for anyone seeking to get the latest trends in investment activity, on what we are seeing with fund managers, and a look ahead to what we expect to see in the coming year.
Insights from the next generation of venture capital leadership.
Featuring Samir Kaji (CEO & Co-founder, Allocate) and Matt Curtolo (Former Head of Investments, Allocate)
Featuring Samir Kaji (Co-founder, CEO of Allocate), Rebecca Kaden (General Partner at Union Square Ventures), Frank Rotman (Co-founding Partner at QED Investors), Ashmeet Sidana (Chief Engineer and Co-founding Partner at Engineering Capital)
This article explains Fund of Funds and how venture capital investing requires meticulous manager selection, given the wide dispersion of returns between funds.
This article covers terminology needed to be successful as a venture capital investor. You'll learn about capital calls, fund lifecycle, and how the J-Curve relates to today's market dynamics.
The article explains how "recycling" in private fund investing allows funds to reinvest proceeds from early liquidity events or recall distributions to invest more than the initial capital commitment.
This article emphasizes the importance of systematic processes and network-based strategies to avoid adverse selection and increase the likelihood of capturing high-return opportunities, especially in a normalized market where performance disparities are more pronounced.
The article examines the contrasting business models of small and large venture capital funds, noting that small funds often have the potential for higher top-end returns due to the significant impact of a single successful investment.
This article presents findings using cash-flow data sourced from Burgiss’s large sample of institutional investors. It encourages a fresh perspective on investment strategies, highlighting the enduring value of venture capital investments and offering new insights into buyout fund performance.
