#39 David Dana, EIF, pt. 2

This is the second part of “Grilling & Myth-busting with the EIF” where we’re talking to David Dana, head of ICT investments at the EIF. In this episode we cover more wide-ranging topics and questions that our community and former guests requested. In this episode you’ll learn:– Why the EIF is raising their own private funds and how they fit in the market– Why the EIF serves to stimulate skew the market, how they do so & avoid competition with private actors– How the EIF picks emerging managers (team size, track record…) when evaluating new GPs. Notice! Herein lies the answer to why the EIF doesn’t invest in solo-GPs!– EIF’s views on GP compensation & carry distribution when evaluating VC funds– How the EIF thinks about their response times & recommendations to plan for a raise involving the EIF as an LP– How investors are chosen for the EIF’s angel program– What we can expect in the future from the EIF and David Dana