How to Fundraise a First-Time VC Fund (Behind the Scenes)

Raising a first-time VC fund is like starting a startup—but instead of product-market fit, you need fund-market fit.

In this video, I take you behind the scenes of a strategy sprint in London during the first week of launching our new venture capital fund. No fluff—just real conversations, early lessons, and the challenges of building a fund from scratch.

Whether you're an aspiring fund manager, founder, or just curious how venture capital really works behind the scenes, this video breaks it down.

🔑 In this video, you’ll learn:
0:00 Intro
0:54 Soft Launch of the Fund
2:20 Lesson 1 – Fundraising Isn't Selling
2:51 Lesson 2 – Institutional Investors Don't Just Look at Returns
3:38 LP/GP Structure Explained
6:08 Lesson 3 – Why Your Pitch Deck Isn’t Just a Sales Tool
6:40 Lesson 4 – Your Pipeline is Your Moat
7:25 Lesson 5 – Regulation Comes Before Capital
8:21 My Thoughts on the Way Forward

💡 About the Fund:
We’re building an early-stage VC fund focused on deep tech, med tech, and life sciences startups coming out of top European universities, as well as our global network.

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