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Alda Leu Dennis | Hawktail VC — On building a new kind of venture firm, lessons from Thiel and Tan, and why boldness attracts the right allies

Alda Leu Dennis | Hawktail VC — On building a new kind of venture firm, lessons from Thiel and Tan, and why boldness attracts the right allies

Update: 2025-10-29
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Meet Alda Leu Dennis, managing partner at Hawktail VC.

From her start at Disney and Wilson Sosini to working alongside Peter Thiel at Founders Fund and Garry Tan at Initialized, Alda shares what she’s learned from two decades in venture.

From backing exceptional founders to why smaller funds often outperform to the power of clear expectations with LPs and founders alike, she also discusses what she's building, why she's building it, along with understanding resilience, and why her guiding philosophy is: “Be bold, and all the mighty forces will come to your aid.”


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Alda Leu Dennis | Hawktail VC — On building a new kind of venture firm, lessons from Thiel and Tan, and why boldness attracts the right allies

Alda Leu Dennis | Hawktail VC — On building a new kind of venture firm, lessons from Thiel and Tan, and why boldness attracts the right allies

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