VC/Growth arm of top hedge fund ?

Hi all,

I will get into a process for theVC/ growth arm of a topHF(~$10bnAuM) and was wondering what are the pros and cons of working in aHFvs. traditionalPEenvironment ?

My initial impression is that these guys are more thesis-driven ("we want to invest in mobility / renewables / e-commerce etc" instead ofVCswhich would say let's go to mobile world congress and see who is interesting) and a bit loose on DD (ie make a shit ton of investments with very lean teams which mean you either work until 4am every day or you do minimal DD) but that's from the outside.

Any views?

Also wondering how thehedge fundreturns impact your life in the growth team typically ? Ie if theHFis getting killed which is likely to happen these days, does it mean your comp and dry powder will suffer within theVCteam ?

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