Fundraising as a Fund of Funds with Alex Edelson

Alex Edelson’s Slipstream is a fund of funds that focuses on firms that are “difficult to find, evaluate and access.” Together with Beezer Clarkson, Partner at Sapphire Partners, and Nick Chirls, Partner at Asylum Ventures, Alex unpacks his strategy of investing in funds he believes can outperform, how to raise capital as an LP, and how to remain competitive against LPs investing in more established firms. The three of them also dig into a recent blog post by Beezer titled “Is Venture Broken?” - which explores the role of mega-funds in the early-stage market. You can read that here . This episode of Origins is supported by Sydecar. Visit to learn more. Learn more about Sapphire Partners: Learn more about OpenLP: Learn more about Asylum Ventures: Learn more about Slipstream: For a monthly roundup of the latest venture insights, including the newest Origins episodes,

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Fundraising as a Fund of Funds with Alex Edelson is an episode from Origins - A podcast about Limited Partners, created by Notation Capital by OpenLP from Sapphire Partners.

This episode is 00:49:23 long.

This episode was published on Sep 16, 2025.

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