VC Industry Evolution: The venture capital industry is evolving into distinct early and late stages, functioning almost as separate asset classes, unlocking new value by embracing their differences.
New Approaches and Strategies: Innovations like continuation funds, prototyped by firms like Lightspeed, are reshaping VC by shortening liquidity horizons and optimizing fund sizes and investment strategies.
Structural Bifurcation: VC is dividing into early stage (pre-seed to Series C) and late stage (Series C to exit), each with its own characteristics, investor base, and liquidity mechanisms.
Economic Considerations: The industry is reconsidering fee structures and the effects of rational market evaluations on returns, especially in the context of recent market shifts that favor fundamentals over inflated valuations.
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New Approaches and Strategies: Innovations like continuation funds, prototyped by firms like Lightspeed, are reshaping VC by shortening liquidity horizons and optimizing fund sizes and investment strategies.
Structural Bifurcation: VC is dividing into early stage (pre-seed to Series C) and late stage (Series C to exit), each with its own characteristics, investor base, and liquidity mechanisms.
Economic Considerations: The industry is reconsidering fee structures and the effects of rational market evaluations on returns, especially in the context of recent market shifts that favor fundamentals over inflated valuations.