Venture Capital

The venture capital ecosystem has undergone a structural shift. As venture-backed companies have opted to remain private for longer, distributions for fund limited partners (LPs) have become increasingly constrained. This liquidity bottleneck has prompted general partners (GPs) to explore alternative solutions – chief among them, GP-led secondary transactions.

At last year’s Private Growth Conference, expectations were high that the IPO market would reopen — and by year’s end, the data looked encouraging. The Jefferies 2025 Private Growth Conference brought together hundreds of top bankers, investors, founders, and tech executives to discuss the sector’s key trends and developments. The insights below are drawn from

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The serial entrepreneur — best known for founding and selling Diapers.com and Jet.com — shared insights on his latest venture: a food service platform that’s redefining restaurant economics.

At Jefferies’ Private Growth Conference, sector leaders discussed the trajectory of AI adoption and how it’s shaping dealmaking in 2025.

The cybersecurity sector is rapidly transforming, spurred by the transition from cloud-based to AI-native technologies and the urgency for governments to shore up national security vulnerabilities. Jefferies Managing Director Tim Roepke believes some cybersecurity companies are so valuable – and critical to the technology ecosystem – that they are fundamentally shifting the deal landscape and

Evan Osheroff, Managing Director of Software Investment Banking at Jefferies, sat down with Don Stalter, North American Partner at Global Founders Capital, to discuss the trajectory of artificial intelligence (AI) and the opportunities growth investors are eyeing in the sector.

Heitzmann believes, “we will have an IPO or two in the next twelve months, and then we think 2025 will be as close to normal as we have seen in years.”  

Nicole Quinn, a partner at Lightspeed Ventures discusses how AI is reshaping tech companies, and where consumer brands fit into the equation.