Fundraising as a Fund of Funds with Alex Edelson

Origins - A podcast about Limited Partners, created by Notation Capital by OpenLP from Sapphire Partners

Sep 16, 202500:49:23Business

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 Ventur...

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