Will Asia’s wealthy families and family offices offering a financing alternative to VCs in the region or will VCs still be able to capture great investment opportunities?

Unlike traditional venture capital approaches which typically subscribe to the usual 2/20 model with a 10 year fund lifecycle, family offices could offer startups a longer timeframe to work around as they do not have to worry about a fund life, divestment horizon and required returns on an immediate basis.

Millennials’ interest in impact investing and supporting startups can help build long term profits also makes family offices and HNIs a lucrative alternative to venture capital.

Will this trend make venture capital lose its relevance?

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