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Every two or three years, VC’s gear up to raise money for their next fund. They create a pitch deck, come up with a list of investors actively investing in venture capital funds, make sure they get introductions to them from trusted sources — or go direct if they already have the relationship, and pitch the investment strategy and how they plan to provide better returns than the industry average. Sound familiar?

For established funds with a solid track record (an established team with a specific investment style and realised returns on previous investments) it can be as easy as going to their existing investors to get new “commitments”. If you are raising a first time fund then you have to take an entirely different approach.

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