{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Capital Conversations: Insights into the World of Venture Capital","title":"Specialization in action: Inside a specialist VC's playbook for success","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1c8c7aca\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":998,"description":"As technology advances and industries transform, venture capitalists face a critical decision: should they cast a wide net, or home in on a niche?\nTo guide investors through this choice, Evgenia Plotnikova, General Partner at Dawn Capital, has sat down with IMD's venture asset management team.\nAs the youngest woman in Europe to be internally promoted to GP, Evgenia leads the company's B2B SaaS (Software as a Service) deals from early stage to pre-IPO. With a particular love for data, automation, and cloud infrastructure, she has led the firm's investments in Dataiku, Soldo, and Firebolt among others.\nDawn Capital is Europe's leading specialist B2B software venture capital investor. Founded in 2007, it has over $2bn in assets under management and is currently deploying from a $620m Fund 5 with initial tickets ranging from $10-40m at Series A or B stages.\n****\nThrough our research, thought leadership, and annual program, IMD’s Venture Asset Management Initiative aims to demystify venture asset management in Switzerland and across Europe.\nTo find out more about IMD visit imd.org\nFor more information about our Venture Asset Management Initiative click here\nThis podcast was editorialized by Raphael Grieco, VC Researcher at IMD","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3zgW2jWEzX9O-PcppTJn3zs2RVEJ7bWrlTp451fJ3cg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ2NDc0LzE2OTg3/NDQ5NjQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}