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Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso – Lifecycle of the VC Fund
Description: Lifecycle of the VC Fund Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Venture Capital funds typically run on ten-year cycles. At a high level, the VC fund takes in capital from the Limited Partners and deploys the first half of the funds in years 1 to 3. The follow-on rounds are deployed in years 4 to 5. The fund collects returns in years 6 to 10. There may be early failures, in which case the allocated funds for the follow-on round are still available. The funds not yet deployed or allocated are called ‘dry...