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Swimming with Allocators dives into the intriguing world of Venture Capital from an LP (Limited Partner) perspective. Hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat are seasoned professionals who have donned various hats in the VC ecosystem. In each episode, we explore where the future opportunities lie in the VC landscape with insights from top LPs on their investment strategies and industry experts shedding light on emerging trends and technologies. Follow along and subscribe at swimmingwithallocators.com. See you later, Allocator!
Update frequency:
every 10 days
Average audio length:
45 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
116 episodes
since Oct. 23, 2023
episodic
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This week on Swimming with Allocators, Earnest and Alexa talk with Thomas Knowles, managing partner and Co-CEO of Gratitude Ventures, about how he built a community of 150 family offices focused on mission-driven investing. Thomas traces his path from SVB Capital and microfinance to launching Grati…
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This week on Swimming with Allocators, Craig Schedler, head of Intuit Ventures and former leader of Northwestern Mutual’s venture program, breaks down how corporate VC really works across both direct investments and LP commitments. He shares lessons on defining a clear “north star” for corporate ve…
This week on Swimming with Allocators, LP allocator Dan Fordyce walks through his journey from growing up in Baltimore to studying operations research at Cornell, interning at NEA, and ultimately helping co-found Summation alongside former Cornell CIO Roger. Dan explains how his experience at the C…
This week on Swimming with Allocators, Earnest and Alexa unpack the post-SpaceX IPO environment, why LPs still aren’t writing checks, and what might actually unlock capital for emerging managers in the coming years. They explore how liquidity flows back into institutions, the growing preference for…
This week on Swimming with Allocators, Roy Swan of the Ford Foundation returns to discuss how impact investing can simultaneously “do good and make money,” unpacking the foundation’s $1 billion mission-related investments endowment, its 9.5% return hurdle, and why achieving market-rate returns with…
This week on Swimming with Allocators, Rachel Kloepfer shares her journey from growing up on a farm near Seattle and working as an investigative crime reporter to becoming an institutional allocator at Lenora Capital, the private investments arm of Brighton Jones. She explains how journalism skills…
This week on Swimming with Allocators, Henrik Reimavuo traces his path from teen volunteer at Slush to LP and co-founder of Firm, a fund of funds backing next-gen venture managers. He explains how Slush exposed him to the power of narrative in capital flows, what he learned from legendary investors…
This week on Swimming with Allocators, allocator Michael Wooten shares his journey from early fascination with investing to managing capital across multiple family offices and building a venture program in Silicon Valley. He explains how family offices differ based on principals’ goals and control,…
This week on Swimming with Allocators, Earnest and Alexa welcome Kelli Fontaine of Cendana Capital, as she traces her path from journalism to data-driven venture investing and explains how her obsession with finding the truth shapes her work as an LP. She breaks down how Cendana builds and uses its…
This week on Swimming with Allocators, returning guest Chris Schelling of Aksia joins Earnest Sweat and Alexa Binns to unpack how AI, private markets, and the wealth channel are evolving. They discuss where AI may already be in bubble territory, how it’s reshaping SaaS, services, and investment pro…
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