Founder Interview Video
How Emergent Ventures Deploys a $76M Seed Fund at 10% Target Ownership Per Deal (Interview with General Partner Anupam Rastogi)
Chapters
- 0:00Intro and Fund Overview
- 1:01Emergent Ventures Thesis and Focus
- 1:29Fund Size, Deal Count, and Team Structure
- 2:42Deployment Pace and Deal Flow
- 3:27How Deals Are Sourced
- 4:31Check Size and Follow-on Strategy
- 11:23Target Ownership and Valuation Discipline
- 12:13What Makes an Exception to Valuation Limits
- 13:41Timeline from Email to Close
- 14:16LP Base and Capital Sources
- 15:59What Founders Should Ask a VC
- 16:50Nondilutive Capital and When VC Makes Sense
- 17:48Famous Five Rapid Fire
- 19:11Advice: Take Good Notes