LP Office Hours

LP Office Hours 7 – Chicago

1871
Chicago, IL

May 19, 2022

Venture Forward held its seventh LP Office Hours program in Chicago (LPOH 7) in partnership with 1871 and Chicago:Blend, sponsored by Cooley.

LPOH 7 provided 21 emerging fund managers from backgrounds underrepresented in VC with an opportunity to have candid conversations with limited partners (LPs), experienced general partners (GPs), and industry advisors about fundraising, managing the GP-LP relationship, and managing a VC fund. Applicants who were raising their first or second fund were prioritized for selection.

LP Office Hours 7 – Chicago

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Impact

21

participating EMs

7

LP hosts

5

experienced GP hosts

50

meetings curated for EMs

Demographics

people of color

86^%

86%

people of color

based outside CA, MA & NY

76^%

76%

based outside CA, MA & NY

48

48^%

48%

women or nonbinary

48

Participating LP Hosts

Participating Experienced GP Hosts

Agenda

Panel with LPs

Best practices
Do’s and dont’s
War stories

1:1 Meetings with LPs

Valuable 1:1 guidance from LPs

1:1 Meetings with GPs

Valuable 1:1 guidance from LPs

Roundtable Discussions with GPs and/or LPs

Peers and industry leaders discuss important fundraising and fund management topics

Roundtables with industry advisors

Opportunity to ask fundraising and fund management questions related to tax, legal, and fund administration

Networking reception

Informally network with LPs, experienced GPs, and other EMs

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