VC10X - How to Raise a VC Fund in a Tough Market?💰 - Amber Illig, Founding General Partner, The Council

Amber Illig is the founding general partner at The Council Fund, an emerging venture firm that invests in technology companies that are transforming traditional industries in Logistics, FinTech, Digital Health, and the Future of Work. Amber has previously worked at companies like Apple, Snapchat, Cruise, & Atmos. In this episode, we talk about - - Amber's story and why she started "The Council"? - The journey of raising her 1st fund in a tough market of 2022 & 2023 - The system she followed to reach out to LPs - Getting VC firms to invest as LPs in the fund - The investment thesis at The Council - Angel community at The Council - How does she think about portfolio construction? Links: Follow Amber on X - https://x.com/AmberIllig Follow The Council on X - https://x.com/TheCouncilCap The Council website - https://thecouncil.co Hosted by Prashant Choubey Linkedin - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysahab/⁠ X - ⁠https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab⁠ Subscribe to VC10X on Youtube - ⁠https://youtube.com/@vc10x⁠ VC10X is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts.