(00:00) Introduction(01:58) Founding the WaterRower(04:52) On doing one of the first ever EIS fundraises.(09:36) Building up Portal and the dotcom crash(13:00) Building an emerging markets investment bank(13:30) Marmalade(17:21) The importance of investors who understand your market(18:54) How investors drive value for their portfolios(20:37) The investment dynamic between investors and founders(22:19) On decision making in startups
(0:00) Welcome - intros. (1:42) Matt's background(3:51) Matt's route to VC(6:59) About Forward Partners, how Matt's career changed along with the fund and its market(9:56) What do VC investors do day to day? How do they originate deal flow?(15:35) VC value add to its portfolio. (17:57) Matt on the process of IPO from the rare perspective of a VC investor in the management seat as the business goes towards a listing.(21:49) Alternative structures for investment funds. (24:57) Matt introducing his new venture - TikTo Capital(26:03) Matt discusses the view of the VC business model as a victim of its own growth and the need to deploy larger amounts of capital. Deal origination. (32:38) Discussing the types of deal that TikTo Capital is looking for. (35:01) Matt talks about his own fundraising process for TikTo Capital. (38:47) Challenges of raising over the Summer.(40:33) James talks about the challenge of raising funds in a downturn. (43:30) End. ------------------------------------------Find out more about TikTo Capital: tiktocapital.com ------------------------------------------Follow more of Farha Legal's content: Our website: https://www.farha.co.uk/The Share: https://www.farha.co.uk/category/theshare/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/farhalegal/ ------------------------------------------Connect with James: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesbfarha/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesfarhaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesfarha/
