/ About this event
Venture has changed dramatically over the past few years. Capital has concentrated among a smaller group of large platforms, emerging managers are competing to demonstrate differentiated access and alpha, and more LPs are building direct and co-investment programs of their own.
So how should LPs construct their venture exposure today?
Join family offices, fund-of-funds, and other allocators for a discussion on how they think about emerging managers versus established venture platforms, when direct investments make sense, where they believe differentiated returns can still be found, and how the role of the traditional venture fund is evolving.
We’ll explore: - Emerging managers vs. established venture platforms - Where LPs believe differentiated returns can still be found - When direct investments and co-investments make sense - How LPs evaluate new managers without long realized track records - The role of specialization, fund size, ownership, and access - How venture allocation strategies are evolving heading into 2027
This discussion is designed for LPs, family offices, fund-of-funds, endowments, foundations, and GPs interested in understanding how sophisticated allocators are thinking about venture exposure today.
Expect a candid, off-the-record-style conversation around what is working, what has changed, and how LPs are positioning their portfolios for the next cycle.
Agenda: 5:30 PM — Doors Open + Light Bites 6:15 PM — Welcome Remarks 6:30 PM — Fireside Chat 6:50 PM — Audience Q&A 7:00 PM — Networking 9:00 PM — End of event
About the Host: Savant is an early stage Physical AI fund & community of technologists embarking on good quests, ideas that are hard, consequential and civilizational-defining. We help top founders explore & start new companies in Physical AI through a powerful network of peers, a dedicated hardware lab, and founder-led support – often before we ever write a check. Together, let's move civilization forward!
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
