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The Much Needed Democratisation of The VC Market.

Kevin Monserrat
6 min readFeb 3, 2022

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VC asset class outperformed all other assets for the past 10 years. Sadly it’s exclusive to a very small group of people.

Recent companies that generated 100x of billions of dollars in value and made lots of people rich.

Thanks to technology, much-needed change is coming to the VC market. But Consilience Ventures is using technology to democratise access to venture capital enabling a lot more people to participate in the success of the world’s best companies with a simple solution for startups, experts and investors.

There is no reason non-accredited investors shouldn’t be able to invest in venture capital. Assuming people aren’t smart enough to assess their own risk is condescending. With appropriate consumer protections in place, the public can benefit from the enormous gains the private markets capture as private companies stay private longer and longer. VC funds shouldn’t be the only ones benefiting. Jesse Randall, Sweater CEO

Technology is transforming the VC market — and it can’t come soon enough. New tools enable challengers to emerge, shaking up the traditional VC model and solving some of the problems inherent in the system. Incumbent firms that want to maintain their position in the future are adapting, investing more in ESG or emerging economies, for example. However, to truly address issues with the traditional VC model (and reap the rewards), it takes a bold new approach, which is where…

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Kevin Monserrat
Kevin Monserrat

Written by Kevin Monserrat

Investor, Board Member, Liquid Venture Fund Builder at @consilience

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