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Who Colorado PERA is.
Where the institution came from, whose capital it manages, and how that capital is allocated — from Dealroom's LP research.
Historical Background
- The Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) was established by state law in 1931 to provide retirement benefits to public employees in Colorado.
- PERA was created four years before the federal Social Security Act of 1935 and is administered under Title 24, Article 51 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.
Source of Capital
- Capital for the fund is sourced from the pensions of public sector employees across the state of Colorado.
- PERA's membership includes employees from over 500 government agencies and public entities, such as state government workers, public school teachers, university and college employees, and judges.
The funds Colorado PERA backs.
Colorado PERA is a limited partner in 179 funds. 14 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking, and the best-ranked are shown here.
How Colorado PERA’s fund book is spread.
The 179 funds Colorado PERA backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters, across the 175 of 179 with a location on record.
- North America 14382%
- Europe 2414%
- Rest of world 85%
United States 140 · United Kingdom 17 · Canada 3 · France 3
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised. 39 emerging (three funds or fewer), 54 established — across the 93 of 179 with a fund history on record.
The companies Colorado PERA backs directly.
Colorado PERA holds 1 company directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner.
How those direct holdings break down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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India1
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Series B+1
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Late Growth1
Other LPs.
Other pension funds in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Colorado PERA by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.
