<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Raising capital is a challenging task for VC firms, especially in the current market environment where companies stay private longer.Building relationships is crucial in the VC industry, both with individual and institutional investors.Acurio Ventures focused on developing new relationships with international and institutional investors.Their recent €150M fund saw a significant portion of capital coming from institutional investors and non-Spanish LPs.One of the notable investors in their fund was a US-based endowment.Acurio Ventures has been actively engaging with potential international and institutional LPs through various forums and networks.They went on a two-week trip to the US and Canada to connect with institutions and family offices.Additional trips to Latin America are planned for similar engagements in the future.The focus is on planting relationship seeds that will eventually benefit the firm in the long term.Acurio Ventures aims to become one of the leading European firms by consistently building and nurturing investor relationships.