In this episode of The Backchannel, we start with a tweet from Peter Walker at Carta and dig into what it means when a big chunk of LPs in smaller funds are just regular individuals. If you’re raising a sub-$100M fund—or thinking about it—there’s some stuff here that might make you pause, maybe even rethink how you’re approaching your next raise. Founders should listen too, since this affects how and when capital actually makes its way into startups.
