Volume 1 | Episode 9
Understanding Secondaries in Venture with Hunter Walk
On the ninth episode of the Thrive Through Connection podcast, we welcome Hunter Walk, Co-founder at Homebrew. He joins us to discuss emerging trends in the venture space since Homebrew’s founding in 2013.
Understanding Secondaries in Venture with Hunter Walk
Episode Description
On the ninth episode of the Thrive Through Connection podcast, we welcome Hunter Walk. Hunter is a Partner and Co-founder at Homebrew, a seed-stage venture capital firm backing mission-driven founders. He joins us to discuss emerging trends in the venture space since Homebrew’s founding in 2013.
About Hunter
Since founding Homebrew, Hunter has also helped launch Screendoor, a fund that invests in emerging VC fund managers. Throughout his career as both a VC and an LP, Hunter has had a front-row seat to the evolution of the venture capital world since the early 2010s.
Mike, our CEO, sat down with Hunter to talk through how the venture landscape has shifted, the growing role of secondaries, and his new work with Screendoor. You can watch the episode on YouTube above or via your favorite podcast provider below:
What You'll Learn
What You Can Expect to Learn from Hunter
- How seed-stage investing has changed in the last 12 years
- What’s driving the rise of secondaries in venture
- Why Hunter believes secondaries are here to stay
- How founders can think about secondaries for their business
- Why Hunter helped launch Screendoor to invest in VC funds
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