Franco Danesi

In the latest episode of Alternative Insights, Aztec Group’s podcast series exploring trends, technologies, and transformations shaping the future of private markets, Bite Stream MD, Eran Fabian, joins host Simon Ware with Dr. Ian Hunt to talk about the evolution of tokenisation, digital assets, and how investor demand is reshaping private markets and driving the digitalization and retailization of the industry, bringing in a new wave of new investors. 💭Eran shares key observations on how this shift is creating new challenges and expectations: “New audiences bring new operational challenges and new tech pain points and those costs are not going down. So how do firms tackle an evolving tech and regulatory landscape that’s changing what they've been doing for the past 15 years, while also addressing a totally new market with new entrants and new expectations around liquidity and technical demands?” 🔑He also speaks to how expectations are shifting as wealth channels, HNWs, and family offices enter the space: “New investors are coming in with expectations around visibility, transparency and the overall user experience. It’s not to equate private markets to logging into a TD Ameritrade account, but the idea is to make it a far more seamless, repeatable transaction. There’s also an education gap - not just on what the vehicle is, but how to get into it, the requirements, evolving fund structures, domiciles and terms.” ✍️And importantly, how the industry must respond: “We need to streamline the process, minimise the platforms and counterparties investors interact with, synchronise the data-room due diligence, and make the step into completing lengthy subscription documents and meeting AML/KYC requirements far more seamless across different fund structures and jurisdictions.” Listen to the full podcast here: https://lnkd.in/gDG76rNT #PrivateMarkets #DigitalAssets #Tokenisation #WealthTech

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Delighted to announce the latest close of our early-stage venture fund, surpassing our $100m target. The timing is exceptional. 2025 was a record year for space investment, with $12.4bn deployed globally, reinforcing the momentum we are seeing across Seraphim’s platform. Our portfolio companies have now raised more than $10bn including nine unicorns. The fund is backed by an outstanding group of partners, including the British Business Bank, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), ARABSAT, Eutelsat, NEC Corporation and SKY Perfect JSAT (スカパーＪＳＡＴ). Their participation reflects the growing strategic importance of space across defence, national security and critical infrastructure. We have already invested in 17 companies from this fund. In defence, we have backed Auriga Space, ATMOS Space Cargo, General Galactic and Privateer. In climate and insurance resilience, we have invested in Delos Insurance Solutions, Adaptive Insurance and Renoster. In life sciences, LambdaVision, Inc. Across next-generation space infrastructure, we have backed AscendArc, Array Labs, constellr, Hubble Network, PiLogic Inc. and Ubotica Technologies. We are also pleased to welcome Mutable Tactics, a UK-based deep tech defence company, as the latest investment from the fund. The space economy is scaling with discipline and depth. We remain focused on backing the founders building enduring companies. More details here: https://lnkd.in/e7HTwsY4 Seraphim Space #SeraphimSpace #DualUse #SpaceTech #VentureCapital #DefenceTech #ClimateTech #DeepTech #SpaceEconomy

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London Venture Capital Network , of which we are members, is launching a new VC training programme. I highly recommend this programme to professionals and investors looking to deepen their understanding of the global venture capital ecosystem and broaden their international perspective.

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The UK continues to be Europe’s VC hub, but needs support from domestic investors to stay that way. Ian Merricks FBCS FRSA, Harry Stebbings, Brent Hoberman, Lord Dominic Johnson

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Back to Barcelona for Europe’s biggest gathering of investors backing solutions to the world’s hardest problems! Next month, 300 institutional LPs and leading GPs will gather in Barcelona for the fifth annual Impact/Return. We started it to create a space where LPs and GPs could have deeper conversations about investing in solutions to the biggest challenges of our time. Five years later, that still feels like a pretty important conversation to be having. Welcome back everyone! Applications are open: https://lnkd.in/dA_Ag5HB

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The bar for private equity is rising. Great management teams no longer need just capital. They want partners who can help them build adaptability into their businesses, bringing large-company capabilities without losing small-company speed. In a world where disruption is becoming permanent, the winners won’t be those who predict every change. They’ll be those who adapt fastest. AI captures this perfectly: extraordinary technology, but without the right data, governance, leadership and execution, very little value. Ultimately, active ownership is less about protecting companies from change, and much more about helping them benefit from it. Many thanks to our moderator Carmela Mendoza for capturing the discussion so well, and to Christophe BAVIERE and Luke Sarsfield for a stimulating conversation. #PrivateEquity #MidMarket #Adaptability #ActiveOwnership #Leadership

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