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Origins - Inside Venture Capital, Hosted by a GP and an LPAuthor: OpenLP from Sapphire Partners
Hosted by a General Partner (GP) and a Limited Partner (LP), Origins dives into the venture capital ecosystem to learn how the people behind the money make decisions: How LPs choose VC funds to invest in, what drives performance in venture, the dos and don'ts of fundraising, what founders/entrepreneurs/CEOs need to do to raise a Seed, Series A and beyond, what it takes to go from emerging manager to franchise VC, and the latest private market trends and dynamics shaping the investment ecosystem. Origins is co-hosted by GP Nick Chirls and LP Beezer Clarkson. Language: en-us Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Minisode: The Brutal Math Behind VC Consolidation
Wednesday, 29 April, 2026
Origins hosts Nick Chirls (GP, Asylum Ventures) and Beezer Clarkson (LP, LGT Capital Partners) unpack a recent conversation with David Clark, CIO of VenCap International PLC on megafunds vs small funds and a16z returns. They also discuss Beezer’s article “I See Dead VCs,” which explores how VC is in the first meaningful industry-wide contraction in modern venture history, risks to seed formation, and the workstreams required for emerging managers to institutionalize and endure.For a monthly roundup of the latest venture insights, including the newest Origins episodes, subscribe to the OpenLP newsletter – delivered straight to your inbox: https://subscribe.openlp.vcCHAPTERS:00:00 Welcome to Origins00:33 David Episode Takeaways02:01 I See Dead VCs Article02:59 Venture Contraction Data04:17 Fund Survival Math05:47 Seed Ecosystem Risk07:35 What Gets You to Fund Two08:48 Building a Durable Firm11:13 Traits of Long Run ManagersLearn more about OpenLP: https://openlp.vcLearn more about Asylum Ventures: https://asylum.vcLearn more about VenCap: https://www.vencap.com/Read Beezer’s article “I See Dead VCs”: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/i-see-dead-vcs-elizabeth-beezer-clarkson-uc4xc/
