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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. He was introduced through mutual friends to Highland Capital. At the time consumer internet venture capital was still suffering from the collapse of the Tech Bubble.

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Asian investment specialist Fullerton raises $100m first close for Thai PE strategy

AsiaTechDaily

The Fullerton Thai Private Equity strategy is targeting to deliver returns of two times multiple of invested capital (MOIC) and 20% gross internal rate of return (IRR) over the strategy’s life of seven years. Eventually, the strategy seeks to secure returns through a sale of the portfolio company or an IPO.

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This new app is helping Gen Z invest in cars, food, video games and other ‘themes’

TechCrunch

It was at that point that Haddix realized he had a passion for educating athletes. In a nutshell, the intent behind Scout is to make investing more fun, less intimidating and educational. So he turned that passion into a company called Empower3d. “I