Industry Challenges:
- The way capital is allocated to funds is inefficient
- Mainstream market opportunities are crowded and competitive, offering lower return expectations
- Investors’ ability to access emerging opportunities is often limited by capital, resource, and portfolio constraints
- Exceptionally qualified managers with compelling strategies but shorter track records can struggle to gain a critical mass of capital
STRIDE’S SOLUTIONS:
- Reduce resource and capital constraints that often prevent investors from accessing emerging investment opportunities
- Focus on differentiated strategies – not just new managers who replicate past mainstream success – with a willingness to look at specialist and capacity constrained funds
- Reduce risks through extensive pre-investment due diligence and investment engagement
- Bring innovative and viable new managers to market
Stride seed investments are designed to benefit all stakeholders.
- Managers remain entrepreneurial and independent
- Stride seed investors are rewarded for early involvement
- All manager LPs benefit from Stride’s selection process and manager engagement