by Christian Rangen | Jul 4, 2025 | Venture Capital
The room falls silent as Sarah, a first-time fund manager from Nairobi, practices her pitch to a mock Norwegian DFI representative. She’s confident talking about her investment thesis and market opportunity, but when the “LP” asks about her...
by Christian Rangen | Jul 4, 2025 | Accelerator
Accelerator programs for venture capital and private equity are set to take off – is your ecosystem ready? We all know about startup accelerators; but what about accelerator programs for venture capital and private equity managers? They may be more popular than you...
by Christian Rangen | Jul 4, 2025 | Accelerator
In October 2024 we hosted a deep dive webinar, Building a GP accelerator, with Jonathan Hollis , founder of Mountside Ventures as guest speakers. Our topic: How to build great programs in the evolving field in Europe. Our tool: the GP Accelerator Business Model Canvas...
by Christian Rangen | Jul 4, 2025 | Partners
From Johannesburg to London, Panama to Dubai. This year 1.200 people will have gone through the Fund Manager! Simulation, learning how to run a VC fund from idea to successful 10-15 year operations. Today, Fund Manager! is used globally in business schools and...
by Christian Rangen | Jul 4, 2025 | Tools, Venture Capital
In most venture capital ecosystems, the lack of exits and liquidity events form a massive challenge for LPs, GPs, founders, employees and the next generation of entrepreneurs alike. Yet, we see investors, like Silverback Holdings, being able to generate liquidity...
