Today, we welcome Rodrigo Ferreira, Investment Director at Vinthera, for a new episode of the EUVC podcast. As a VC investor at Vinthera, a hybrid venture capital fund, Rodrigo is backing top-performing VCs as an LP and their breakout companies across the US, Europe, and Israel.Prior to joining Vinthera, Rodrigo gained 5 years of experience backing VC fund managers across the globe as Principal and Investment Team lead at boutique fund of funds firm BFP.There he played a key role in over 20 fund investments and managed a portfolio of more than 50 funds with top decile aggregate returns.Before that, he gained experience in investment banking and asset management.Rodrigo holds an MSc in Finance from ESADE Business School in Barcelona, a BSc (Hons) in Economics, and a BSc in Management from the University of Lisbon, where he later sat on both the Advisory Board and Board of Directors.Go to eu.vc for our core learnings and the full video interview ?Chapters:00:25 Co-Investing Strategies with Emerging Managers04:48 A Deep Dive into Diligencing Performance for Emerging Teams05:11 The Three Pillars of Evaluating Fund Performance05:57 Portfolio Construction: A Key Focus for Venture Capitalists07:21 Understanding Track Record and Team Dynamics10:21 The Art of Building a Concentrated Portfolio10:58 Emerging Managers and the Strategy of Concentration15:42 Co-Investment Strategies and Building Relationships17:00 Relationship Building in Venture Capital19:55 Diligencing the Partnership Fit with Managers22:39 The Long-Term Nature of LP-GP Relationships23:28 Closing Thoughts and Advice for Emerging Managers