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Colorado PERA

Pension fund · Founded 1931 · Denver, United States

#135 LP Ranking #64 of 1,316 pension funds
179 VC firms backed
$60B AUM
~$1.2B Allocated to VC (est. 2%)
01 · Background

Who Colorado PERA is.

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.
02 · Fund commitments

The funds Colorado PERA backs.

Colorado PERA is a limited partner in 179 funds. 14 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.

Accel
United States
#4 Power Law
Insight Partners
United States
#23 Power Law
Atlas Venture
United States
#53 Power Law
TCV
United States
#67 Power Law
BlackRock
United States
#83 Power Law
IVP
United States
#84 Power Law
TPG
United States
#158 Power Law
Summit Partners
United States
#168 Power Law
Highland Capital Partners
United States
#192 Power Law
Warburg Pincus
United States
#233 Power Law
Blackstone
United States
#240 Power Law
Foundry
United States
#441 Power Law
03 · Allocation

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 — across the 93 of 179 with a fund history on record.

Emerging funds · 39
Established funds · 54
19 1
9 2
11 3
5 4
13 5-6
17 7-9
7 10-14
12 15+
Funds raised by the manager
04 · Direct investments

The companies Colorado PERA backs directly.

Colorado PERA holds 1 company directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner.

Hyundai Motor India
India
$19B valuation Decacorn