Charlotte Palmer, VP of Venture Capital at Integra Global Advisors on Backing Emerging Managers, Access, and Venture Fundraising

About this episode

Charlotte Palmer discusses the evaluation process of venture capitalists from the perspective of a limited partner.

This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Charlotte Palmer, Vice President of Venture Capital at Integra Global Advisors. Charlotte sits on the other side of the table as an LP, backing emerging venture funds globally. In this episode, she lifts the lid on how LPs actually evaluate VCs, what really matters beyond headline performance, and why many GPs still get fundraising wrong. We cover: • How LPs really underwrite venture funds and why early DPI is often misunderstood • What matters m...

People in this episode

Guest: Charlotte Palmer

Topics covered

• venture capital
• emerging managers
• fundraising
• LP evaluation
• venture funds

Keywords

• venture capital
• LPs
• fundraising
• emerging funds
• DPI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Integra Global Advisors

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