E28: Roland Reynold, Industry Ventures on Investing $7 Billion into Startups & Venture Funds

Roland Reynolds, Senior Managing Director at Industry Ventures, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss being one of the first investors in emerging managers and how he uses secondaries to drive alpha. We’re proudly sponsored by Bidav Insurance Group, visit lux-str.com if you’re ready to level up your insurance plans. (0:00) Episode Preview (1:40) Overview on Industry Ventures (4:21) Industry’s direct and secondary focus on emerging managers (9:28) Episode Sponsor: Bidav Insurance Group (10:17) How to evaluate secondary fund opportunities (16:46) Industry’s portfolio construction (21:52) How direct investments return risk adjusted alpha (23:44) The importance of knowing macroeconomic headwinds (25:05) The history of Industry Ventures (27:46) Why Roland likes extension rounds (30:58) Utilizing SPVs for pro-rata allocations (34:14) Starting a relationship with a direct investment? (35:18) Why every emerging manager needs a PPM (39:37) What is operational due diligence? (43:47) Closing thoughts