For our first episode of our Unplugged series Mitch Landrieu, two-term former Mayor of New Orleans, joins us for a live discussion about community, inclusivity, and technology moderated by Silicon Allee Co-Founder, Travis Todd. This interview is a live recording of an event that took place on June 26, 2019 and was sponsored by GMF.
An interview with Niklas Jansen, Co-founder of Blinkist, about running investment syndicates. The conversation touches on the practical aspects, benefits for startups and investors as well as idiosyncrasies of investing in Germany and Europe versus the US. This recording was made on July 5th, 2022 as part of a meetup of Silicon Allee’s new Skytrain investor network and was co-hosted by Travis Todd, Co-founder of Silicon Allee. For more information on Skytrain please visit siliconallee.com/skytrain
An interview with family office advisor and finance expert Rich Gupta, about understanding what are family offices, the decision-making processes of high net worth individuals and their advisors and other tips on connecting with these elusive organizations. How sticky is their money? How do you convince family offices to invest in you? Do most invest directly or through funds? All the answers and more from one of the funniest and engaging people in the business. This recording was made on September 8th, 2022 as part of a meetup of Silicon Allee’s new Skytrain investor network and was co-hosted by Travis Todd, Co-founder of Silicon Allee. For more information on Skytrain please visit siliconallee.com/skytrain
A conversation with Marc Penkala about the decision making and practical steps to starting a VC fund + insights into the current market.
Have you thought about getting into VC in Germany? What are the steps? What should you consider before launching a fund and, importantly, how is the current economic environment affecting LP investment into emerging funds? Marc has been advising, investing in and helping people start micro- to late-stage funds in Germany for over a decade. He’ll share his decision-making matrix for emerging managers and his insights into the current market.
Everyone, whether newbie or seasoned pro, is guaranteed to learn something from this discussion!
After the collapse of SVB, the topic of liquidity has been brought to the forefront.
Have you ever wondered:
- Who steps in when investors pull out?
- How does the secondary market function?
- How do founders cash in on their “on paper” worth?
- Now that SPAC and IPOs are dead, how will companies return?
- What happens at the end of a 10 year VC fund timeline?
- What makes a secondary fund different then a traditional VC fund?
Join our host, Marc Penkala, of āltitude for an interview with Kristaps Ronis of Ion Pacific as they peel back the curtain on the mysterious financial world of secondary funds. We’ll answer the questions above as well as take a broad to narrow look at the place of secondary funds in the value chain. Plus we’ll discuss the secondary approaches of hybrid funds, fund of funds as well as examine rumors and speculations about “distressed” assets. Maybe there will even be a healthy dose of cryptobro schadenfreude.