This week on Swimming with Allocators, Earnest and Alexa welcome Aakar Vachhani, Managing Partner at Fairview Capital Partners. Aakar shares how Fairview's criteria changed over time filtering for emerging managers from diverse backgrounds. The discussion covers Aakar’s career journey, the shift to investing in earlier-stage funds, and why they consider culture in manager selection. Aakar is actively looking to invest in managers focused on Series A and AI. Steve Aronson, managing partner of Camber Road, also shares how his company provides non-dilutive capital in the form of a lease to venture-backed businesses for equipment financing.
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
Fairview curates dynamic relationships for institutional investors, providing unparalleled access across the most compelling segments of the private markets: venture capital, diverse and emerging managers, and co-investment. Learn more: https://www.fairviewcapital.com/.
Camber Road is the most cost-effective, flexible and nimble leasing company for venture-backed businesses. We are experienced, but not stodgy. We're hungry, like the startup companies we serve. And we hold every lease on our balance sheet. We finance business-essential equipment for venture-backed companies. We do one thing, and we do it better than the rest. Learn more at www.camberroad.com.
Swimming with Allocators is a podcast that 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. 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.
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