Founder Education
January 2024
Waterfall analysis
Learn how to model exit scenarios using waterfall analysis. Waterfalls help investors predict how shareholders would be...
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Venture Capital
December 2023
General partner (GP)
A limited partnership involves at least one general partner and at least one limited partner. Learn more about the GP's...
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Vauban
October 2023
How to start a venture capital firm
Venture capital is an investment strategy in which general partners collect outside capital and use it to invest in...
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Investors
September 2023
How VCs measure fund performance
Venture capital fund managers use several different formulas to report their fund performance. Here's what they are....
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Private Companies
September 2023
Guideline Public Company Method (GPCM)
The guideline public company method (GPC method or GPCM) is one way to calculate a private company’s valuation. Learn...
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Investors
September 2023
Investment thesis
An investment thesis clarifies how you’ll make money for your fund’s LPs. Learn how to write a great thesis so you can...
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Investors
August 2023
Special purpose vehicle (SPV)
Learn about special purpose vehicles (SPVs) in private funds, including what they are, how they work, and how they...
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Investors
June 2023
Fund administration
Fund administration is a third-party service that handles venture fund accounting, LP reporting, asset valuation,...
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Investors
June 2023
Carried interest
Carried interest is how venture capital firms compensate and incentivize their general partners. In this article, we'll...
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Investors
May 2023
Fund of funds (FoF)
A fund of funds (FoF) is an investment vehicle that pools capital to purchase stakes in other investment funds. Learn...
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Vauban
May 2023
Investor pitch deck
Whether you are raising your first VC fund or you are curious to discover the other side of the table we’ll go through...
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Investors
April 2023
Private equity
Private equity firms invest in growth-stage and more mature companies in exchange for a majority stake in the business....
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