Navigating & Leveraging a Larger Fund Size

On this episode:

Gurmaan Bhatia is a Vice President at FTV Capital focusing on the Vertical Software and Payment verticals. In this episode, we dive into the advantages of raising a $2.3 Billion fund - over 2x FTV’s previous fund size. We discuss the opportunities that come with larger check sizes, more follow-on offerings, and even special situations investments. Gurmaan lays out FTV’s thematic focused approach to investing combined with their unique style of engaging with entrepreneurs pre and post investment. Gurmaan also gives his thoughts on what makes a strong value-add partner to entrepreneurs and management teams at large as well as what students interested in the field should begin to think about to succeed in the people-driven industry of growth equity.