Govt agency defends support for vanishing venture capitalist

Govt agency defends support for vanishing venture capitalist
Hillfarrance founder Rob Vickery suddenly returned to the UK last year. (Image: Supplied)
Maria Slade
Government agency New Zealand Growth Capital Partners has defended its involvement with Hillfarrance Venture Capital, despite discovering “irregularities” with the fund.NZ Growth Capital Partners' (NZGCP) chief investment officer, James Pinner, said he posted the statement on LinkedIn this week because there had been “a lot of conjecture in the venture capital community about the issues around Hillfarrance”.He wanted to clarify NZGCP’s support for the $36 million fund and the startups it had backed, he sai...

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