Olivia Steedman from Teachers' Venture Growth

Olivia Steedman is the Executive Managing Director and Global Head of Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG).

Olivia joined Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in 2002 as a founding member of the Infrastructure and Natural Resources group, where she served in various senior roles before standing up TVG in 2019.

Teachers’ Venture Growth is the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. TVG focuses on late-stage venture and growth equity investments in cutting-edge technology companies worldwide.

They partner with founders with bold missions, looking to expand their product offering, scale geographically, and become the leaders in their markets. TVG brings long-term thinking and active investing to help build better businesses and a better world. They think globally and act locally through their direct presence across Asia, North America and Europe.

Takeaways

• Olivia's background in civil engineering and accounting + joining Teachers'
• The founding of TVG
• The investment strategy of TVG
• What TVG looks for in growth-stage companies
• The investment opportunities with the rise of AI
• Operating and building a global investment team
• Recent investments
• Venture landscape globally and in Canada
• TVG's fund of funds platform

Chapters

00:00 Olivia's Journey to Teachers

04:48 Investment Strategy and Risk Management

11:02 Focus Areas and Sector Insights

17:39 Global Team Dynamics and Geography

22:24 Investment Criteria and Portfolio Management

28:24 Trends in the Venture Growth Landscape

34:02 Personal Insights and Closing Thoughts

Keywords

Teachers' Venture Growth, Ontario Teacher's Pension Plan, venture growth, investment strategy, AI, global team, portfolio management, infrastructure, enterprise software, fintech, climate tech