[REPLAY] Rahul Moodgal - Master Fund Raiser (Capital Allocators, EP.87)

Published: Dec. 28, 2020, 10:15 a.m.

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Rahul Moodgal has spent 20 years as a fund raiser across long only strategies, hedge funds, fund of funds, customized solutions, start-ups, and non-profits.\\xa0 Collectively, Rahul has raised and helped raise $60 billion for firms since 2005.\\xa0 He started his career in the industry at powerhouse TT International, and later joined The Children\\u2019s Investment Fund (TCI) where he led the marketing effort that raised $20 billion in just 3\\xbd years. \\xa0Within TCI\\u2019s affiliate model, Rahul also was responsible for the largest India fund raise in history ($1 billion for TCI New Horizon Fund), and the largest sector fund launch in history ($1.1 billion for Algebris Investments).

Our conversation covers capital raising lessons learned from teaching, the value of transparency, the gold rush before 2008, the lean times afterwards, modern fee structures, the three key points to effective marketing, the three traits that will kill you, the two biggest issues start-up funds face, the best questions asked by leading allocators, and some of the worst horror stories in attempted capital raising. We close comparing by fund raising for charities and investment firms.\\xa0

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