[MrGrillet]

I was thinking this too.

I was going to say it might be worth looking for projects that have been validated by sales and then looking to grow them both with the team and capital.

Having something like a space with a couple ideas/ startups in it that have already been validated would lower your risk and expose you to more opportunities while growing the business. I assume.

[rainbowmverse]

If they don't have enough interest (meaning knowledge) in any market to have lots of ideas already, how will they know how to vet potential investments?

[charlesdm]

What a garbage idea -- you don't want to move into venture capital; the risks vs (potential) rewards are out of touch with reality. The chances of ending up achieving good returns as a VC are slim (read: it's really really hard. Given the odds and effort required, I don't understand why anyone even tries).

That said, PE has plenty of opportunities within tech though. Which is essentially what you described.