Embedded in the early tech ecosystem, Eric Munson saw Silicon Valley grow from agricultural food orchards to high tech since he was a teenager. During his 35 years of experience in alternative asset management, corporate finance, mutual funds, private equity & venture capital, Eric built five asset management businesses, developed & managed 18 different funds, and raised in excess of $20bn assets.
Venture Capital is the only fund sector where investors can find managers with persistent track records. With the family office backed ADIT Ventures, Eric is focusing on identifying, accessing and investing in the most promising late stage equity investments where the question is “when is the payout, not if.”
In this Opalesque.TV BACKSTAGE video, Eric also speaks about:
- Taking Apple public & Learnings from early VC and the hedge fund world
- The growth of VC / Corporate VC globally. The changed IPO landscape and the direct listing model. The growth & maturation of secondary markets
- How to source good growth companies’ shares at attractive prices (discount to the last VC round)
- Selective process: 12 investments in 5 years. Examples of investee companies
- Values-driven investing: “Saying no a lot”
- Trends & Outlook. Sustainability & Inclusion
Eric Munson co-founded ADIT Ventures in 2014 at the request of family offices seeking to obtain shares in select late-stage venture-backed growth companies.
His 35 years of experience spans alternative asset management, corporate finance, mutual funds, private equity & venture capital having built, developed & managed 18 different funds, while raising assets in excess of $20b over the past 25 years. Hambrecht & Quist, Morgan Stanley, Franklin/Templeton, Seneca, Wentworth Hauser & Violich, and Acorn Partners are all firms where he has served on the executive, investment and/or management committees over the course of his career. He has invested as a principal in over 30 privately-held companies, working on over 250 initial public offerings and worked on hundreds of other deals since 1982.
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Embedded in the early tech ecosystem, Eric Munson saw Silicon Valley grow from agricultural food orchards to high tech since he was a teenager. During his 35 years of experience in alternative asset management, corporate finance, mutual funds, private equity & venture capital, Eric built five asset management businesses, developed & managed 18 different funds, and raised in excess of $20bn assets.
Venture Capital is the only fund sector where investors can find managers with persistent track records. With the family office backed ADIT Ventures, E ...more
