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Feb 2022
52m 29s

Tim Flannery - Simplifying Fund Closing ...

Colossus | Investing & Business Podcasts
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My guest today is Tim Flannery, co-founder of venture fund administrator Passthrough. Passthrough is removing friction from the manual, time-consuming fundraising process by making investor onboarding as simple and automatic as possible. Their software helps investors fill out subscription documents in minutes rather than hours and allows GPs to easily track ... Show More
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