by Jonathon Cocks | Apr 16, 2026 | Blog, Insights
Written by Jonathon Cocks In a previous blog (PANDEMICS, WARS, RECESSIONS: THE FRAGILE FUTURE OF GLOBAL TRAVEL, Aug-2025) an analysis of the last 35 years revealed that regional conflicts rarely result in major impacts to global travel, with the impacts localised to...
by Jonathon Cocks | Jan 8, 2026 | Blog, Insights
Authored by: Jonathon Cocks Macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds Venture Capital firms currently face near-term headwinds when trying to exit their investments and provide liquidity to their LPs. Traditional exit pathways of IPO and Private Equity buy-outs face...
by Jonathon Cocks | Aug 11, 2025 | Insights, Trendwatch
Written by Jonathon Cocks The pandemic is over and the “travel rebound” has come and gone. Yet even as airports buzzed back to life, new risks have emerged, once again making both travellers and the industry watchful about the future of global travel. Global conflict...
by Jonathon Cocks | Dec 3, 2024 | Insights
In this paper, I will continue researching past-data on Venture Capital returns to determine thematic strategies for LPs looking to invest in early-stage companies. Previous papers have demonstrated that investing in earlier stage companies yielded better returns that...
by Jonathon Cocks | Jul 5, 2024 | Fundraising, Insights
Blog by Jonathon Cocks In my previous blog I asked the question “When in the economic cycle is the best time to invest in Venture Capital?”, with past data suggesting that VC funds outperform public markets when funds launch just as public markets are coming off their...
