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Swimming with Allocators: Kate Simpson – Why Venture’s Best Opportunities Are Moving to the Edges

Swimming with Allocators: Kate Simpson – Why Venture’s Best Opportunities Are Moving to the Edges

Head of Venture Capital, Kate Simpson, joined the Swimming with Allocators podcast to discuss how GEM constructs its venture portfolio, why the market has bifurcated, and where disciplined manager selection creates the most compelling opportunities.

2025 Impact Report: Promise & Precaution

2025 Impact Report: Promise & Precaution

Our 2025 Impact Report explores a key question shaping the future of impact investing: how can investors support AI’s development and deployment in ways that maximize its benefits while mitigating its risks?

Emerging Managers Think Outside the Box in Parched Fundraising Era

Emerging Managers Think Outside the Box in Parched Fundraising Era

As dealmakers leave established firms to launch their own, many are turning to deal-by-deal and hybrid structures first. Caroline Dallas, a Managing Director in GEM's Investment Research Group, spoke with Buyouts about why GEM sees this as a natural market evolution.

GEM Announces Senior Leadership Promotions

GEM Announces Senior Leadership Promotions

GEM announced the promotion of six senior investors to Managing Director. The promotions reflect the depth and continuity of GEM's investment leadership across buyouts, venture capital, marketable investments, client strategy, and investment sourcing, and reinforce the firm's long-term commitment to leadership development and the pursuit of investment excellence.

Female Dealmakers Launch New Firms Despite Headwinds

Female Dealmakers Launch New Firms Despite Headwinds

As the pipeline of emerging managers continues to grow, Caroline Dallas, a Director in GEM’s Investment Research Group explained to the Wall Street Journal Pro Private Equity why growing investor interest in this cohort could create meaningful tailwinds for the next generation of women-led firms.

How I Invest: Kate Simpson - Inside GEM: How a $12.5 Billion Platform Selects Outlier Funds

How I Invest: Kate Simpson - Inside GEM: How a $12.5 Billion Platform Selects Outlier Funds

Head of Venture Capital, Kate Simpson, joined David Weisburd on the How I Invest podcast to share how GEM evaluates venture managers and builds conviction through disciplined sourcing, rigorous reference work, and thoughtful fund-level underwriting in an increasingly bifurcated market.

Thought leadership

Swimming with Allocators: Kate Simpson – Why Venture’s Best Opportunities Are Moving to the Edges

Swimming with Allocators: Kate Simpson – Why Venture’s Best Opportunities Are Moving to the Edges

Head of Venture Capital, Kate Simpson, joined the Swimming with Allocators podcast to discuss how GEM constructs its venture portfolio, why the market has bifurcated, and where disciplined manager selection creates the most compelling opportunities.

2025 Impact Report: Promise & Precaution

2025 Impact Report: Promise & Precaution

Our 2025 Impact Report explores a key question shaping the future of impact investing: how can investors support AI’s development and deployment in ways that maximize its benefits while mitigating its risks?

How I Invest: Kate Simpson - Inside GEM: How a $12.5 Billion Platform Selects Outlier Funds

How I Invest: Kate Simpson - Inside GEM: How a $12.5 Billion Platform Selects Outlier Funds

Head of Venture Capital, Kate Simpson, joined David Weisburd on the How I Invest podcast to share how GEM evaluates venture managers and builds conviction through disciplined sourcing, rigorous reference work, and thoughtful fund-level underwriting in an increasingly bifurcated market.

Case studies

Emerging Managers Think Outside the Box in Parched Fundraising Era

Emerging Managers Think Outside the Box in Parched Fundraising Era

As dealmakers leave established firms to launch their own, many are turning to deal-by-deal and hybrid structures first. Caroline Dallas, a Managing Director in GEM's Investment Research Group, spoke with Buyouts about why GEM sees this as a natural market evolution.

GEM Announces Senior Leadership Promotions

GEM Announces Senior Leadership Promotions

GEM announced the promotion of six senior investors to Managing Director. The promotions reflect the depth and continuity of GEM's investment leadership across buyouts, venture capital, marketable investments, client strategy, and investment sourcing, and reinforce the firm's long-term commitment to leadership development and the pursuit of investment excellence.

Female Dealmakers Launch New Firms Despite Headwinds

Female Dealmakers Launch New Firms Despite Headwinds

As the pipeline of emerging managers continues to grow, Caroline Dallas, a Director in GEM’s Investment Research Group explained to the Wall Street Journal Pro Private Equity why growing investor interest in this cohort could create meaningful tailwinds for the next generation of women-led firms.

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