Straight talk about fundraising, capital raising, and building investor relationships. Hosted by Neelesh Lalwani, co-founder of Fassport. Powered by AI voice technology to bring you weekly insights on what works in modern fundraising—from real estate to healthcare to tech. For fund managers, investors, and anyone navigating the capital markets.
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Season Finale: Removing Friction So Investors Can Say Yes
Send us Fan Mail The most uncomfortable fundraising truth we learned this season is also the most hopeful one: when good funds struggle to raise capital, it is rarely because the fund is bad. It is because the process makes it hard to say yes. In our season finale, we zoom out from 42 episodes and name the thread that has been hiding in plain sight across private markets, private equity, and venture capital conversations: the investor relationship is the real product. We talk through w...
24 Jun 2026
What LP Backchannel Checks Really Reveal About A Fund Manager
Send us Fan Mail The most high-stakes part of private markets fundraising is not your pitch. It is the quiet conversation that happens right after you leave the room. We unpack how serious LPs actually run due diligence on fund managers through reference calls, backchannel checks, and candid conversations with your existing investors and portfolio company founders. A deck can look flawless, but these calls cut through polish and get to lived experience: how you communicate when performance i...
22 Jun 2026
Placement Agents Or Go Direct
Send us Fan Mail Placement agents can feel like a cheat code for private equity and venture capital fundraising, until you see the invoice and realize the bigger question is control. We dig into why fund managers are so split on this decision, and we put real language to what you are actually buying when you bring in a third party to help raise capital: investor access, a tighter fundraising process, and credibility that can open doors with institutional LPs. We also get honest about the tra...
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