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Retirement Plan of Duke University
Pension fund · Founded 1959 · Durham, United States
81
VC firms backed
$8.5B
AUM
~$850M
Allocated to VC (est. 10%)
01 · Background
Who Retirement Plan of Duke University is.
- Historical Background
- The Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke University was established in 1959. It is a defined benefit pension plan designed for the non-exempt, biweekly-paid employees of Duke University.
- Source of Capital
- The plan is a single-employer corporate pension fund. Capital is provided entirely by Duke University on behalf of its eligible employees.
02 · Fund commitments
The funds Retirement Plan of Duke University backs.
Retirement Plan of Duke University is a limited partner in 81 funds. 31 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
Sequoia Capital
#2 Power Law
Accel
#4 Power Law
Founders Fund
#10 Power Law
General Catalyst
#13 Power Law
Tiger Global Management
#14 Power Law
Kleiner Perkins
#18 Power Law
Thrive Capital
#34 Power Law
Initialized Capital
#41 Power Law
Benchmark
#47 Power Law
8VC
#48 Power Law
Matrix Partners
#58 Power Law
Ribbit Capital
#79 Power Law
Qiming Venture Partners
#144 Power Law
Matrix Partners China
#163 Power Law
Peak XV Partners
#207 Power Law
Z47
#443 Power Law
Ardian
Audax Private Equity
Chengwei Capital
China Everbright Limited
DJI Innovations
Everbright ReinFore
Everstone
HSG
INCE Capital
Northstar Group
Sussex Place Ventures
03 · Allocation
How Retirement Plan of Duke University’s fund book is spread.
The 81 funds Retirement Plan of Duke University backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 6479%
- Rest of world 1417%
- Europe 34%
United States 64 · China 6 · Singapore 3 · Hong Kong 2
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 54 of 81 with a fund history on record.
Emerging funds · 21
Established funds · 33
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1
8
2
4
3
7
4
7
5-6
9
7-9
4
10-14
6
15+
Funds raised by the manager
04 · Other LPs
Other LPs.
Other pension funds in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Retirement Plan of Duke University by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.
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CalPERS
$502B AUM
312 VC funds backed
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HP Incorporated Master Trust
$13B AUM
58 VC funds backed
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UTIMCO
$66B AUM
140 VC funds backed
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MIT Basic Retirement Plan
$3.0B AUM
60 VC funds backed
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SBC Master Pension Trust
$58B AUM
92 VC funds backed
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Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan
$100B AUM
59 VC funds backed
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University of California Board of Regents
$152B AUM
69 VC funds backed
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Operating Engineers Trust Fund of Washington D.C. and Vicinity
$1.5B AUM
52 VC funds backed