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Jeff Clavier: How To Raise Your First Fund l Trailblazers Podcast Episode 53
In this episode, we sit down with Jeff Clavier, founder of Uncork Capital and one of the early pioneers of seed-stage venture capital.
Jeff shares what he has learned from more than two decades of investing in startups, from raising some of the earliest institutional seed funds to backing companies like Postmates and Fitbit. We get into the realities of raising a venture fund, what LPs look for in emerging managers, why DPI and returning actual capital matter more than paper markups, and how secondaries can create liquidity for investors. Jeff also breaks down his approach to deep tech and…
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