Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• Chris Shen's Background and LP Career Journey (0:52)
• US-China Geopolitics, History, and MacroEconomics (3:27)
• Developing Relationships with Asian Allocators (8:02)
• Flavor of GP and Navigating Family Offices in Asia (11:31)
• Understanding LP Motivations (16:52)
• Importance of Liquidity for Investors (18:35)
• Working with Corporate Venture Capital Groups (22:15)
• De-risking Perception for Corporates (24:28)
• Diversity of VC Ecosystem (30:53)
• Insider segment: Focusing on the Innovation Economy (32:01)
• Learning the ropes of venture capital (38:18)
• Advice for junior investors (40:30)
• Personal experiences and growth in investing (43:27)
• Asian American foundation and the Committee of 100 (45:33)
• C100 organization (49:57)
• Connecting with Chris and Final Takeaways (50:27)

Chris Shen has over 15 years of financial services, investments and legal experience in both the United States and Asia. He is the co-founder of Revere, which is building a tech-enabled, data-driven platform specializing in emerging managers – like Cambridge Associates for the modern allocator. l. Previously, Chris was a managing director at LQ Pacific Partners, a Hong Kong based merchant bank focusing on tech investments. Chris was also a founding partner of West 22nd Capital Advisers, a Hong Kong-based single family office and SFC-licensed investment firm. Chris led investments in external asset managers, established the firm’s operations and was a member of the investment committee. Before moving to the buy side, Chris was a senior corporate finance and investment funds lawyer with Baker McKenzie, with a pan-Asia practice representing large corporates, financial institutions, and fund managers.

Gunderson Dettmer is the preeminent international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy. The firm serves market-leading venture capital and growth equity investors and pioneering companies through inception, growth and maturity, as well as groundbreaking public companies that result from the global venture capital ecosystem. The firm’s clear-cut focus and well-honed technical skill enables an accelerated pace and unmatched efficiency, delivering best-in-class value at each phase of a client’s business. Learn more: www.gunder.com. 

Swimming with Allocators is a podcast that dives into the intriguing world of Venture Capital from an LP (Limited Partner) perspective. Hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat are seasoned professionals who have donned various hats in the VC ecosystem. Each episode, we explore where the future opportunities lie in the VC landscape with insights from top LPs on their investment strategies and industry experts shedding light on emerging trends and technologies. 

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