Apr 26 2023 17 mins 1
Tim Flannery co-founded Passthrough and currently serves as its CEO. He's known for his entrepreneurial spirit and competitive drive. In his 30s, he took up rugby and now enjoys playing the sport with his two children and his work.
Show Notes:
● Working as a VC exposed Tim to different business models and leadership styles, but he realized he enjoyed building things more than investing in them.
● Passthrough was created to solve the problem in the onboarding process of venture firms. They developed a solution that makes it easier for people to invest in venture funds quickly, and they are now helping around 250 fund managers.
● Passthrough bootstrapped its business and raised $5 million in seed funding in 2021, followed by another round of $10 million in 2022.
● Positive Sum, an investor in Passthrough, has a large network and takes a hands-on approach that has been invaluable to Passthrough. They also provide a highly effective distribution channel through Patrick O'Shaughnessy's podcast "Invest like the Best."
Passthrough - Automates The Subscription Process For Private Funds. Focusing on Less Time Spent Going Back and Forth, Better Compliance, and Structured Investor Data
Check the podcast for:
• Tim's Entrepreneurship Path to Passthrough
• What Tim Learned in VC and Why He Transition to Founder
• Passthrough Overview
• Passthrough's Capital Raising Experience
• Passthrough's Initial Interactions with Positive Sum
• Other Ways Positive Sum Supports Passthrough
• No two Investors are the Same
• Advice for Vetting and Connecting to Partners
• The Plan to Scale Passthrough
Currently, Passthrough is providing fund closing services for fund managers, and their goal is to become their go-to option. However, they also see potential opportunities in serving enterprise and API customers. Over the next few years, they'll explore these avenues and figure out how to scale them.
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