Kate Simpson
Senior venture allocator leading venture investing at GEM with prior experience at the UNC Endowment and multiple fund-of-funds, specializing in manager selection, portfolio construction, and institutional due diligence.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 40min
E293: Inside GEM: How a $12.5 Billion Platform Selects Outlier Funds
Kate Simpson, senior venture allocator at GEM with prior LP experience at UNC and fund-of-funds, talks manager selection and portfolio construction. She discusses how reference checks, fund sizing, and reserve strategies reveal who can capture power-law winners. Conversation covers market bifurcation between access and discovery, sourcing advantages, and early signals of strong managers.
