The Rise of Non-Traditional VCs

Non-traditional VCs playing the startup game is nothing new but the scale at which they are participating now is bigger than ever. Pitchbook called it “tourist investors” — perhaps questioning their staying power – in a recent article publishing the following data for 2018: What exactly are non-traditional VCs? There are certainly differing opinions but the consensus is these are entities whose core business is not about investing in startups, in other words corporates, foundations, private equity and hedge funds. This article will focus on the pros and cons of such capital. Pros Non-traditional VCs often have other goals beyond…...