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Ep. 113: Sharp Alpha Advisors announces a $25 million Fund II w/ Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors

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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

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    Learn more 👇

    ➡️ Sharp Alpha Advisors website

    ➡️ Lloyd Danzig on Linkedin

     

     

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