The Best of the New VCs Will Outperform Most of the Legacy Ones. That’s Why We Created Screendoor to Back Them.

The commitment to do “ the hard thing when there’s not instant gratification waiting for you.” That’s how Screendoor’s Managing Director Lisa Cawley measures competitive spirit.

David Zhou recently featured Lisa on his Superclusters Podcast, and it’s a great listen for anyone in the business of Being a VC or Backing VCs.

Having been fortunate enough to hire Lisa to run Screendoor, I’m of course biased in this endorsement. But it’s not just me — as David leads with when referring to the backchannel research he did on Lisa for the interview: “the number of raving fans you have in the LP ecosystem is phenomenal!”

Two other sections of the pod I’d direct your attention to which I think make Screendoor especially unique (and compelling) in our backing and support of new VC firms

1. Our service model: Once we become your LP, not only do you get time from the Screendoor team (comprised of three senior investment professionals who have lived in the venture LP world for years), but also our GP Advisors [experienced VCs who have all built their own firms — representing Homebrew (us!), Forerunner, Kindred, Precursor, First Round, and ++++
2. Our investors become your investors over time: The LPs who back Screendoor represent a select group of endowments, foundations, institutions, family offices and other capital allocators committed to the venture segment. As opposed to keeping this group distant and opaque from you, we look to build relationships early and often, so as your firm matures, they can invest directly in you when there’s mutual fit. This abundance mindset gives them the opportunity to tap into the returns of Screendoor while proactively getting to know the best emerging managers and having an inside track to allocations based on the trust they’ve built with you.

If you’re a VC raising a new fund, or an investor interested in participating in Screendoor, we’d love to hear from you.

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Originally published at https://hunterwalk.com on August 13, 2024.