# Blogs Actionable guidance for fund managers and syndicate leads navigating today’s venture landscape. Explore our blog ### Fund Strategy #### The RIA's New Role in Private Markets: From Portfolio Constructor to Deal Curator A growing cohort of sophisticated advisors is acting as deal curators, sourcing and recommending specific opportunities rather than routing clients to fund managers. *Published: May 15, 2026* [Read More](/content/blog/rias-new-role/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### The Emerging VC Toolbox Today’s emerging managers can launch and grow a venture practice using modern tools and standardized platforms. *Published: Nov 20, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/the-emerging-vc-toolbox/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Many Companies Should a VC Fund Invest In? VC managers choose between concentrated portfolios with higher ownership per deal and diversified portfolios with more total shots on goal. *Published: Nov 19, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/concentration-vs-diversification/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Emerging Fund Managers are Using Co-Investments to Win Deals and LPs Co-investing allows LPs to participate in individual deals alongside a fund, offering more control, transparency, and alignment. *Published: Oct 1, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/co-investing/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### Industry Standard Terms for Emerging Fund Managers Most emerging fund managers operate with fund sizes under $30M and raise from high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and family offices. *Published: Aug 21, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/industry-standard-terms/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Hypergrowth Labs Raised a Fund Without the Administrative Lift Sriram Sundararajan blends investing, teaching, and mentorship through HyperGrowthLabs, a platform that backs founders and builds future fund managers. *Published: May 22, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/hypergrowthlabs/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How DataPower Ventures Turned Hundreds of LP Conversations into Real Commitments David Yakobovitch launched DataPower Ventures to invest in early-stage startups with an edge in data and AI. *Published: May 16, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/datapower-ventures/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Parcel B Operates Without Management Fees and Pays It Forward Parcel B was built to back startups founded by Olin College alumni and to give that community a way to reinvest in itself. *Published: May 15, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/parcel-b/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How E1 Ventures Closes Secondary SPVs in Less Than 48 Hours E1 Ventures uses secondary transactions to gain exposure to top-tier companies in AI, defense, and robotics, without waiting for primary allocations. *Published: May 13, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/e1-ventures/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Yonder Ventures Transitioned from SPVs to a Fund Colin Gardiner launched Yonder Ventures Fund I to back overlooked marketplace startups without the pressure of raising a massive fund. *Published: Apr 10, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/yonder-ventures/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How ARMYN Capital Navigates the Secondary Market Michele Schueli of ARMYN Capital uses secondary transactions to find value in dislocated markets and offer LPs liquidity when traditional exits are scarce. *Published: Apr 7, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/armyn-capital-secondaries/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Earnest Sweat Spun Out His Own Firm Earnest Sweat’s journey from equity research analyst to entrepreneur to venture capitalist shows how diverse experience can lead to investing success. *Published: Mar 31, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/earnest-sweat/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### Why Emerging VCs Need a Brand In a crowded venture landscape, building a personal brand helps emerging managers stand out to LPs, founders, and other investors. *Published: Mar 29, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/why-emerging-vcs-need-a-brand/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### A Guide to Management Companies A management company is a separate entity, often an LLC, that handles the operations of a venture fund, including fees, expenses, and regulatory filings. *Published: Feb 13, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/management-companies/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### Should I Raise a Fund or Start With SPVs? New investors often wonder whether to launch a traditional venture fund or begin with deal-by-deal SPVs. *Published: Jan 17, 2025* [Read More](/content/blog/should-i-raise-a-fund-or-start-with-spvs/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### Navigating the 2024 Venture Capital Landscape: Key Trends and Predictions Venture firms are sitting on record levels of dry powder, driving increased competition and pressure on returns in early- and growth-stage deals. *Published: Jan 18, 2024* [Read More](/content/blog/2024-venture-landscape/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### Community is a Competitive Advantage Community-driven investing is reshaping venture capital, replacing transactional dynamics with aligned values, shared upside, and long-term engagement. *Published: Nov 9, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/investing-community/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Family Offices Are Taking the Reins and Skipping the VC with Dave Sachse Family offices are increasingly bypassing traditional VC firms to invest directly in startups, motivated by control, returns, and a rising next-gen perspective. *Published: Oct 26, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/family-offices-with-dave-sachse/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Paige Doherty Built Her Track Record from SPVs to a Fund Paige Finn Doherty built trust and a following by writing online, cold outreaching at scale, and syndicating her first deals before raising a fund. *Published: Sep 21, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/paige-doherty/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### Investing in Emerging Managers Data shows emerging managers often outperform, yet raising a first fund remains a steep challenge due to limited track records. *Published: Aug 24, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/investing-in-emerging-managers/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Amber Illig Leveraged Her Operator Background to Start Her Own Firm Amber Illig began investing after a decade as an operator at companies like Apple and Cruise, starting with small checks into syndicates. *Published: Aug 3, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/amber-illig/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How to Build Stronger Relationships with Startups: A VC Guide VCs who build deep, trusted relationships with founders outperform those who offer only capital. Startups need partners, not just investors. *Published: Jun 29, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/startup-relationships/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Costanoa Reduced Their Scout Fund Administration Costs by 80% Scout funds are small, firm-backed vehicles managed by trusted experts who help VC firms expand their network and access hard-to-reach deals. *Published: Jun 26, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/costanoa/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### Investing in Student-Led Startups with Founder’s Cupid Founder’s Cupid started as a casual founder meetup at the University of Michigan and has grown into a community of over 350 members supporting top student entrepreneurs. *Published: Jun 8, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/founders-cupid/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Golden Wok Found Secondaries Out of Long-Standing Relationships Walter Chen launched Golden Wok Ventures to help founders he’s known for years, extending his family’s entrepreneurial legacy into venture capital. *Published: May 23, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/golden-wok/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### Finding Fund-Market Fit as a First-Time Fund Manager Daniel Ha and Gadi Borovich launched Antigravity after two years of investing at XX, combining product and growth expertise with a founder-first mentality. *Published: Apr 10, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/antigravity/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Prota Ventures Streamlines LP Onboarding, Capital Calls, and Taxes with Sydecar Prota Ventures began by investing through SPVs, using them as a testbed for their thesis and a way to build LP trust before launching a fund. *Published: Apr 10, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/prota/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How 3 VCs are Creating a New Form of Access for LPs Gale Wilkinson, Caroline Lewis, and Mac Conwell launched 3-VC to offer accredited investors diversified venture exposure for as little as $10K. *Published: Jan 26, 2023* [Read More](/content/blog/3-vc/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### A Conversation on the Future of Private Market Infrastructure Standardization and transparency are key to making private markets more accessible and efficient. *Published: Dec 30, 2022* [Read More](/content/blog/future-of-private-market/index.html) *Published: Nov 21, 2022* [Read More](/content/blog/emerging-vcs-need-a-brand/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### Chasing Opportunity: Investing Through an Economic Downturn Market downturns present opportunities for disciplined investors to enter high-potential startups at lower valuations. *Published: Oct 7, 2022* [Read More](/content/blog/investing-in-a-downturn/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### Scout Funds: A New Path Into Venture Capital Venture scouting offers Gen Z a way to break into VC without an MBA or prior investing experience. *Published: Aug 24, 2022* [Read More](/content/blog/scout-funds-path/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### In a Bear Market, Don't Build a Syndicate. Build a Community. As VC markets cool, syndicates must focus on trust, not just hype. *Published: Jul 15, 2022* [Read More](/content/blog/build-a-community/index.html) ### Fund Strategy #### How Nik Milanovic of This Week in Fintech went from a family and friends newsletter to a $10M venture fund Nik built This Week in Fintech from a family-and-friends newsletter into a major fintech media brand. *Published: May 19, 2022* [Read More](/content/blog/by-fintech-people-for-fintech-people/index.html)