EP #485 - VC Predictions for 2025
March 27, 2025
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6:54 - An investor generating returns for their LP
8:22 - The Swiss startup ecosystem is 18 years old
12:09 - Does big data drive innovation?
19:20 - What if you don’t perform as promised?
21:25 - Dealing with FINMA regulations as a VC
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About Andrea Silberschmidt-Buhofer, Teddy Amberg, David Hug & Tanvi Singh:
Andrea Silberschmidt-Buhofer is the general partner at EquityPitcher Ventures, an early-growth VC firm that focuses on B2B tech startups, and the vice-president of FEM'UP SWITZERLAND. She holds a MSc in Entrepreneurship from the UCL School of Management and is also a startup coach at Venturelab.
Teddy Amberg is the founding partner at Spicehaus Partners, a VC fund that focuses on seed and early stage Swiss tech companies. He holds an MA in Banking and Finance from HSG and worked at Partners Group and CreditGate24 before founding Spicehaus Partners in 2018.
David Hug is the co-founder of Marcau Partners, an investment manager managing Ringier Digital Ventures and Lightbird Ventures AG. He holds a MSc in Entrepreneurial Management from the Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Chur and worked at btov Partners and Zürcher Kantonalbank before becoming a VC in 2015.
Tanvi Singh is the founding partner at Nirmata-ai Ventures, a VC fund focusing on AI-driven investments for a sustainable future. She holds a Master’s degree from UZH and worked for banks like Credit Suisse and UBS before founding Nirmata in 2024.
During their chat with our co-host Merle, these 4 VCs shared their best practices for managing a fund. Their tips included:
- Being proactive in including your LPs in your fund’s journey by giving them co-investment opportunities and full access to your data room;
- Not shortcutting when it comes to compliance and regulatory demands (or you will regret it!);
- Underpromising and overdelivering when it comes to the goals you communicate to your LPs, and being transparent with them when something goes wrong, so as to ensure that trust is never broken;
- Sticking to your portfolio companies both in good times and in bad — the startup journey is rocky, and your investments need your help!
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