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Ep. 113: Sharp Alpha Advisors announces a $25 million Fund II w/ Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors
Manage episode 418273120 series 3529128
Ep. 113 features Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors, which is a venture capital firm specializing in sports, gaming, and entertainment.
Hear him discuss:
- Reaching the milestone of oversubscribing Fund II, and how he is feeling now that the fund has closed
- The similarities and differences in the process between startups raising money from VCs, and VCs raising money from LPs
- What factors LPs are looking for when determining which VC funds to invest capital into
- How his learnings from deploying Fund I have shifted his thinking going into Fund II
- ‘Competitive entertainment’ as a thematic focus for his fund, and where he draws the boundaries for investments within this category
- Why he thinks that now is “the most favorable period in the last 15 years to bet on great founders”
- Areas where he sees the opportunity for entrepreneurs within the space, despite it inching closer to maturity
Learn more 👇
➡️ Sharp Alpha Advisors website
➡️ Lloyd Danzig on Linkedin
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This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.
102 episodes
Manage episode 418273120 series 3529128
Ep. 113 features Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors, which is a venture capital firm specializing in sports, gaming, and entertainment.
Hear him discuss:
- Reaching the milestone of oversubscribing Fund II, and how he is feeling now that the fund has closed
- The similarities and differences in the process between startups raising money from VCs, and VCs raising money from LPs
- What factors LPs are looking for when determining which VC funds to invest capital into
- How his learnings from deploying Fund I have shifted his thinking going into Fund II
- ‘Competitive entertainment’ as a thematic focus for his fund, and where he draws the boundaries for investments within this category
- Why he thinks that now is “the most favorable period in the last 15 years to bet on great founders”
- Areas where he sees the opportunity for entrepreneurs within the space, despite it inching closer to maturity
Learn more 👇
➡️ Sharp Alpha Advisors website
➡️ Lloyd Danzig on Linkedin
--
This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.
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