How to raise $70 Billion 🔥🔥

Name: How to raise $70 Billion 🔥🔥
Uploaded: 2026-05-26T16:00:30+00:00
Duration: 1 min 8 s
Channel: Capital Allocators with Ted Seides
Description: John Kim, a seasoned fundraising expert, shares insights from his extensive career in raising over $70 billion for venture capital and private equity firms

Capital Allocators with Ted Seides · 1m · transcribed May 2026

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0:02 I'm [music] Ted Sides and this is Capital Allocators. [music] My guest on today's show is John Kim or Kimmer, who's raised more than $70 billion across his career for leading venture capital and private equity firms. >> Why is fundraising so hard? Kimmer recently distilled three decades of lessons into [music] the DAO of fundraising, the best book I've ever read [music] on fundraising for investment managers.

0:32 Since then, Kimmer joined a general catalyst portfolio company, LSA Sciences, as chairman and president of corporate development. Our conversation covers Kimmer's philosophy about raising capital, the [music] sales process, art of persuasion, best practices in a meeting, frameworks [music] determining fundraising success, ideal sales team structure and compensation, and the features he's carried over [music] from capital formation for funds to a new operating role. Please enjoy my conversation with Kimmer, John Kimmer.

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John Kim, a seasoned fundraising expert, shares insights from his extensive career in raising over $70 billion for venture capital and private equity firms. In this episode, he discusses key principles from his book, "The DAO of Fundraising," and his transition to a corporate development role at LSA Sciences.

- Fundraising is inherently challenging due to market dynamics and investor psychology.
- Kimmer emphasizes the importance of a structured sales process and effective persuasion techniques.
- He outlines best practices for meetings that can enhance fundraising success.
- Key frameworks for determining fundraising success are discussed.
- Kimmer shares insights on the ideal structure and compensation for sales teams in fundraising.
- He highlights transferable skills from capital formation to operating roles in companies.