# Evolving Venture Liquidity Solutions with Gaurav Mathur of Pinegrove Capital Partners Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261/evolving-venture-liquidity-solutions-with-gaurav-mathur-of-pinegrove-capital-partners Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261/evolving-venture-liquidity-solutions-with-gaurav-mathur-of-pinegrove-capital-partners.md Podcast: [Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261) Published: 2025-01-22T10:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://ventureunlocked.substack.com/p/innovative-liquidity-mechanisms-for Audio file: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/155129153/42605ccb4cf615124354b5cdd25ea823.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261/episodes/evolving-venture-liquidity-solutions-with-gaurav-mathur-of-pinegrove-capital-partners Duration seconds: 2821 ## Resource Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. In this episode, I have the pleasure of conversing with Gaurav Mathur , Partner at Pinegrove Capital Partners . Together, we dive into the evolving venture capital landscape, focusing on liquidity solutions and the rise of secondary markets. Gaurav shares insights from his extensive experience, discussing the growth in assets under management, the trend of companies staying private longer, and the changing dynamics for limited partners. We explore mechanisms for generating liquidity, such as continuation funds, strip sales, and secondary tenders, emphasizing the importance of alignment between general partners and limited partners. About Gaurav Mathur and Pinegrove: Gaurav Mathur is a Partner at Pinegrove Capital Partners . Gaurav Mathur is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in investment banking and venture capital. In 2023, he co-founded Pinegrove with Brian Laibow through the backing of a $500 million commitment from Sequoia Heritage and Brookfield. THE ORG Prior to founding Pinegrove, Gaurav spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs as a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division, leading the US Equity Private Markets. He began his career at PwC in the Dispute Analysis & Investigations Group. Gaurav holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Commerce from the University of Virginia.Pinegrove Capital Partners is a venture investment platform that offers tailored solutions for fund managers, founders, and limited partners within the venture capital ecosystem. Their expertise includes fund of funds, venture debt funds, venture secondaries, and co-investments. With combined assets under management exceeding $10 billion, Pin… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261/episodes/evolving-venture-liquidity-solutions-with-gaurav-mathur-of-pinegrove-capital-partners/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261/evolving-venture-liquidity-solutions-with-gaurav-mathur-of-pinegrove-capital-partners.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.