E75: Insight Partners’ Direct and Fund of Funds Strategy

Dionne Chingkoe and Samer Yousif of Insight Partners sit down with David Weisburd to discuss Insight’s direct and fund of funds investment strategies. They cover the importance of adding value beyond capital to both founders and emerging managers, the landscape of multi-stage VCs investing in emerging managers, and check size driving fund strategy for GPs. Insight Partners’ 20/20 Vision Capital Fund supports diverse-led, top-tier, early-stage venture funds providing growth and seed capital to companies in the US and abroad. Insight believes that partnering and investing with these GPs is an effective way to drive much needed diversity in the venture capital industry. (0:00) Introduction to Insight's investment strategy and Samer's journey (0:56) Evaluating GP check sizes and investment strategies (2:00) Sourcing strategies and underhyped opportunities (3:48) Insight's approach to diversity and support for emerging managers (7:46) Challenges and systematization of early-stage sourcing and value add (10:31) Evolution and impact of Insight's value add platform (14:38) The realities of investing and underwriting companies (16:13) Assessing GP performance and fund dynamics (17:38) Closing remarks, appreciation, and resources (18:13) Sponsor: [Sponsor Name]