Hillel Zidel is the co-managing partner of Kennet Partners - a growth equity fund founded in 1997, that exclusively focuses on backing bootstrapped software businesses at the growth stage.

Kennet is an absolute juggernaut in their space, with $1B AUM and 5 deployed fund vintages under their belt.

We caught up with Hillel to find out more about Kennet's outlook on venture investing, the lessons they've learned over the years, and put to rest many of the common misconceptions around bootstrap investing.