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Lessons from 2024: How Smart GPs Can Navigate the Venture Market in 2025

Lessons from 2024: How Smart GPs Can Navigate the Venture Market in 2025

Insights from AngelList’s State of Venture Report and Strategies to Address LP Expectations, Valuation Overhang, and Fundraising Challenges

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Adam Metz
Jan 28, 2025
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Lessons from 2024: How Smart GPs Can Navigate the Venture Market in 2025
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The venture market in 2024 may have shown some signs of stability, but make no mistake—it’s far from business as usual. For most in the VC world, the shifting dynamics require fresh strategies and sharper focus.

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As GPs move forward into 2025, understanding the evolving priorities of LPs and recalibrating fundraising and investment strategies to be in tune with that, is essential.

The latest AngelList data and insights provide a critical lens into these trends, offering valuable takeaways for every GP—especially 3rd, 4th, and 5th-time fund managers navigating this challenging landscape.

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