E19: Raja Doddala, Head of VC at Churchill ($47 Billion AUM) on How LP’s Should Diligence GP’s

Raja Doddala, Head of VC at Churchill Asset Management, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how Churchill diligences managers, and the importance of integrity in a GP.

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(0:00) Introduction and Raja Doddala's background (1:33) Overview of Churchill Asset Management and TIAA CREF (2:34) Decision-making and investment criteria at Churchill (4:05) Traits and integrity in GP relationships (7:00) Assessing integrity and judgment in venture capital (11:50) Venture capital networks and secondary market strategies (14:17) Sponsor: Bidav Insurance Group (15:07) Multi-vintage investment strategy and time diversification (17:57) Data's role and strategy discipline in investing (20:44) Insights from top VCs and investment approaches (23:08) VC specialization and entrepreneur-VC dynamics (25:12) David Clark's insights and opportunity funds (26:50) Co-investment strategies and diligence process (29:20) GP relationship building and role at TIAA CREF (32:08) Collaboration and influence in the LP community (35:48) David Swenson's principles in the current context (36:48) Closing remarks and outro