This week, StrictlyVC Downloads have joined TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos and StrictlyVC's Alex Gove with Return Guest Hans Swildens. Swildens is the founder and CEO of Industry Ventures, a company known for its pioneering role in the venture secondary market. With over 700 venture funds' interests and years of experience in the Sendari market, he knows a lot about what VCs think in terms of current liquidity issues of ventures.
In this episode, Swildens analyses the evolution and current state of the secondary market, including LP- and GP-led secondary, continuity funds, and why they have become lifelines for aging venture portfolios. He also offers an unusual perspective on the liquidity crunch that hits the industry, the impact of technology acquisitions, and how companies are staffed solely to manage and manufacture exits.
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