Venture Capital
One of the major trends in hedge funds over the past few years has for hedge funds to invest in tech startups, which has traditionally been the preserve of venture capital funds. One of the most high profile cases in recent times was that San Francisco hedge fund Coatue Management was the backer behind Snapchat’s $50 million round of funding, as opposed to any of the leading VC firms. The idea of hedge funds moving into traditional VC territory has, naturally, been met with some suspicion among those in the venture capital community. Hedge funds are widely viewed among venture...