Check out Maren Bannon's 2025 VC Predictions exercise for Forbes where I had the opportunity to share my/our perspective! Appreciate the opportunity and coverage!
The fundraising market for VC funds is on track for its worst year since 2015. The shortage of IPOs has meant a lack of liquidity to LPs, causing less appetite for new fund commitments. The last two years have felt a bit like a "venture stalemate." Will it change in 2025? My latest article in Forbes includes predictions from leading Limited Partners (LPs) across the US and Europe, including institutions, fund of funds and family offices. Read below (link in comments) to see what they're expecting for venture capital in the year ahead. 🔮 Aakar Vachhani Fairview Capital Hana Yang Allocate Adam Marchick Akkadian Ventures Anu Adebajo Daryn Dodson Dominic Maier AVP Layne Johnson Screendoor Julie Pulda, CFA Ballentine Partners, LLC Albert Azout Level Ventures Charlotte Palmer Mark Schmitz equation January Ventures