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A warm welcome to our Summer Interns ☀️ 🥳 We’re excited to have these awesome individuals bring their fresh perspectives as they join us this summer! #GetMOGL
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A warm welcome to our Summer Interns ☀️ 🥳 We’re excited to have these awesome individuals bring their fresh perspectives as they join us this summer! #GetMOGL
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Today, we bring you our perspectives on Emerging Managers in Venture Capital, and their position within the alternatives market. We are working with a growing number of them, and welcome the opportunity to support their journey, being investors and entrepreneurs ourselves. In 2024, the VC landscape for emerging managers is both challenging and full of opportunity. Limited Partners (LPs) and family offices are becoming more selective, prioritizing managers with unique strategies and strong performance histories. According to PitchBook, there's been a 15% increase in LP allocations to alternatives like private credit and infrastructure, indicating a shift away from traditional VC. Emerging managers, typically defined as those launching their first, second, or third fund, are also looking beyond traditional geographies for capital, with the Middle East gaining traction. Sovereign wealth funds from this region are actively diversifying their portfolios, making it a hot spot for fundraising. Leading players in this space include Mubadala and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, which are increasingly influential in global VC markets. Preqin reports that over 400 emerging managers are currently raising funds, collectively targeting approximately $50 billion in capital. To stand out in this competitive environment, many managers are focusing on cause-based strategies. Funds that emphasize impact investing or are women-focused are particularly appealing, aligning with rising demand for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investments. Preqin data supports this trend: ESG-focused funds have delivered 3-5% higher returns over the past five years (related: see Blue Haven Initiative). Notable names in this sector include Arlan Hamilton of Backstage Capital and the team at Rethink Impact, LP. We are also fans of the themes pursued by Jeremy Burton, Tim Connors, and team at Platform Venture Studio. The prevalent themes among these funds are diverse, with significant attention on technology and innovation sectors like fintech, healthtech, and artificial intelligence. For instance, sectors like fintech and healthtech have seen a surge, with fintech investments growing by 20% year-over-year, according to CB Insights. This trend demonstrates a shift towards more purpose-driven investment strategies, aligning with the broader demand from LPs for socially responsible and impactful investments. Emerging managers today need to be innovative in their approach, showcasing robust performance while strategically targeting new geographic areas and adopting differentiated, purpose-driven strategies. This blend of innovation and strategic focus is crucial for success in the evolving venture capital market. We continue to appreciate conversations with and insights from experienced practitioners and organizations like Broadhaven Capital Partners, Allocate, Michael Sidgmore, Samir Kaji, Andrew Ofori, David Weisburd, Michael Kim, and Karl Geisel.
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60SS: MOGL Problem: Brands are struggling to achieve their historical marketing results through paid advertising on Meta and Google. Solution: A marketplace that connects brands to over 15K athlete influencers for mass scale influencer marketing campaigns, and streamlines contract generation, fulfillment verification, performance tracking, and secure payment processing. Would you take a meeting to invest? Comment below👇
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Come talk to this great looking crew at INSURCON today (Booth C9) and grab the best looking sticker my boss has ever seen. Or learn more about how our new WorkSAFE bundle can save you 80% off your worker’s comp premium. We have that too.
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We're very excited to announce Platform Cohort 2025, our latest fund! Founder-in-Residence applications will open in September. Further announcements soon! #venturestudio
We're very excited to announce Platform Cohort 2025, our latest fund! Founder-in-Residence applications will open in September. Further announcements soon! #venturestudio
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Great to meet Saurabh Jaiswal, CEO/Founder of SmartHaul (Platform Venture Studio Cohort 2022) in San Francisco today. SmartHaul.ai is providing increased efficiency, transparency, and faster delivery to the logistics industry, while keeping truck drivers closer to home for a better quality of life! #venturestudio #logistics
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Although it took 3.5 years 😂 , I'm glad I was finally able to meet one of MOGL's original and longest supporters - Jeremy Burton ! Thankful for you and Platform Venture Studio's support through building MOGL as well as personally. Enjoy your stay in NYC.
Good to meet Brandon Wimbush, Co-Founder of MOGL (Platform Venture Studio Cohort 2022) in person in #NYC while I’m here for Sarah Adams Anderson’s Global Takeoff Summit. #venturestudio #NIL
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Great to meet Jada Mclean, CEO/Founder of Groflo (Platform Venture Studio Cohort 2022) in #NYC, with investor and board member (and friend!), Richard Hart. Groflo is scaling fast as it provides #CPG brands with the same data from brick-and-mortar retail customers as they receive for online sales. #venturestudio
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Day job: helping businesses with website, SEO, & IT management. Night job: spending time with my wife and son as much as possible because that matters more than anything!
I have found a GREAT tool for anyone putting together slide decks 👇 I recently starting using Platform Venture Studio because I heard great things and it has not disappointed yet. the CEO and founder Jeremy Burton has really struck gold with this platform! As I was using Platform, I saw they used a service called DeckSend (I also think Jeremy owns this software) and I wanted to share what I have created and uploaded there: https://lnkd.in/evUaR_dK Go check out Platform Venture Studio and DeckSend for yourself and let me know what you think. Side note Jeremy, if you see this, your copyright date on platformstud website says 2023 😀