Published Nov 9, 2015

20 VC 086: Starting A New Venture Fund and How London Compares To The US with Hussein Kanji @ Hoxton Ventures

Hussein Kanji of Hoxton Ventures delves into the intricacies of launching a new venture fund, contrasting the European and US tech ecosystems, while emphasizing networking's pivotal role and examining the evolving landscape of institutional investment and the burgeoning interest in European startups from US investors.

Episode Highlights

Topics covered

Venture Funding Strategy
01
European Tech Ecosystem
02
Fundraising Challenges
03

Episode Highlights

Related Episodes

20 VC 011: London's Early Stage Funding Scene with Thomas Jones
Answers 383 questions
20VC: From Kitchen Table to $134M Fund II; Raising Your First Time Fund: Lessons from 400 LP Meetings, How To Find New LPs, What Materials to Use, How To Get LPs To Commit, The Challenges on Minimum Check Sizes and GP Commits and more with Henri Pierre-Ja
Answers 383 questions
20VC FF: Hiten Shah on VC Funded vs Bootstrapped Businesses and How He Decides Which Startups To Advise
Answers 383 questions
20 VC 034: 250 Investments, AngelList Syndicates and Microsoft with Jon Staenberg
Answers 383 questions
20VC: Why Large Seed Rounds Increase the Chances of Success | When to Sell in Venture | Why Multi-Stage Firms Do Not Do The Work | Is Europe Totally F****** and Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US with Hussein Kanji
Answers 383 questions
20VC: Why The Whole Industry Is Backward Looking, The Best Funds Are Entrepreneur Led and Venture Is All About Access with Alex Bangash, Founder @ Trusted Insight
Answers 383 questions
20 VC 095: How VCs Find Startups and How To Add Value Once Invested with David Teten @ ff Venture Capital
Answers 383 questions
20VC: More $ Raised This Year Than The Past 15, War Chests Being Built & Decline In First Time Funds: So What The Heck Is Happening In Venture with Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director @ Sapphire Ventures
Answers 383 questions
20VC: How to Raise a Venture Fund from Deck to First Meetings to Final Close, Why Venture is a Young Person's Game and Why Multi-Stage Funds Have Not Ruined Seed with Rob Go, Co-Founder @ Nextview
Answers 383 questions
20VC: Who Wins in AI; Startup vs Incumbent, Infrastructure vs Application Layer, Bundled vs Unbundled Providers | From 150 LP Meetings to Closing $230M for Fund I; The Fundraising Process, What Worked, What Didn't and Lessons Learned with Tomasz Tunguz
Answers 383 questions
20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital
Answers 383 questions
20 VC 030: VC Funds, Angels and IPOs with John Taylor, Head of Research @ NVCA
Answers 383 questions
20VC: Founders Fund's Kevin Hartz on Why Investing In Silicon Valley Is Broken & Why Fearlessness Is What Makes The Truly Great Investors
Answers 383 questions
20VC: Why Raising A Fund Is Like Raising A $25m Seed Round with No Product & Why Not All LP Money Is Equal with Chad Byers, General Partner @ Susa Ventures
Answers 383 questions
20VC: How MIT Selects Venture Managers to Invest in | The Three Categories of Check MIT Writes Into Funds | How MIT Builds Their Venture Fund Portfolio | How MIT Approach Direct Investing | Why Being an LP Has Never Been Harder with Ryan Akkina @ MIT
Answers 383 questions

Dexa/Harry Stebbings

20 VC 086: Starting A New Venture Fund and How London Compares To The US with Hussein Kanji @ Hoxton Ventures

Topics covered

Popular Clips

Discovering New Markets

Institutional Investors and Venture Allocation

Shifting Landscape

Building and Maintaining Networks

Accidental Venture Journey

Transforming Healthcare

VC Insights

Capital and Funding in Europe

European Venture Investing

Phenomenal Insights

Overcoming Fundraising Challenges

Establishing Smart Money

Proactive Investing

Episode Highlights

Venture Funding Strategy

European Tech Ecosystem

Fundraising Challenges

Related Episodes

20 VC 011: London's Early Stage Funding Scene with Thomas Jones

20VC: From Kitchen Table to $134M Fund II; Raising Your First Time Fund: Lessons from 400 LP Meetings, How To Find New LPs, What Materials to Use, How To Get LPs To Commit, The Challenges on Minimum Check Sizes and GP Commits and more with Henri Pierre-Ja

20VC FF: Hiten Shah on VC Funded vs Bootstrapped Businesses and How He Decides Which Startups To Advise

20 VC 034: 250 Investments, AngelList Syndicates and Microsoft with Jon Staenberg

20VC: Why Large Seed Rounds Increase the Chances of Success | When to Sell in Venture | Why Multi-Stage Firms Do Not Do The Work | Is Europe Totally F****** and Why AI Means London Can Compete with the US with Hussein Kanji

20VC: Why The Whole Industry Is Backward Looking, The Best Funds Are Entrepreneur Led and Venture Is All About Access with Alex Bangash, Founder @ Trusted Insight

20 VC 095: How VCs Find Startups and How To Add Value Once Invested with David Teten @ ff Venture Capital

20VC: More $ Raised This Year Than The Past 15, War Chests Being Built & Decline In First Time Funds: So What The Heck Is Happening In Venture with Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director @ Sapphire Ventures

20VC: How to Raise a Venture Fund from Deck to First Meetings to Final Close, Why Venture is a Young Person's Game and Why Multi-Stage Funds Have Not Ruined Seed with Rob Go, Co-Founder @ Nextview

20VC: Who Wins in AI; Startup vs Incumbent, Infrastructure vs Application Layer, Bundled vs Unbundled Providers | From 150 LP Meetings to Closing $230M for Fund I; The Fundraising Process, What Worked, What Didn't and Lessons Learned with Tomasz Tunguz

20 VC 019: Funding the Future with James Wise of Balderton Capital

20 VC 030: VC Funds, Angels and IPOs with John Taylor, Head of Research @ NVCA

20VC: Founders Fund's Kevin Hartz on Why Investing In Silicon Valley Is Broken & Why Fearlessness Is What Makes The Truly Great Investors

20VC: Why Raising A Fund Is Like Raising A $25m Seed Round with No Product & Why Not All LP Money Is Equal with Chad Byers, General Partner @ Susa Ventures

20VC: How MIT Selects Venture Managers to Invest in | The Three Categories of Check MIT Writes Into Funds | How MIT Builds Their Venture Fund Portfolio | How MIT Approach Direct Investing | Why Being an LP Has Never Been Harder with Ryan Akkina @ MIT

20 VC 086: Starting A New Venture Fund and How London Compares To The US with Hussein Kanji @ Hoxton Ventures

Topics covered

Popular Clips

Episode Highlights

Venture Funding StrategyHussein Kanji explores the art of identifying new markets and the critical role of networking in venture capital. He shares insights on proactive investing and maintaining connections across continents to drive success.

Venture Funding Strategy

European Tech Ecosystem

Fundraising ChallengesHussein Kanji discusses the skepticism surrounding European venture investing and the evolving trends in institutional investment. He highlights the challenges faced in raising a fund and the growing interest from US investors in European startups.

Fundraising Challenges

Related Episodes