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May 2024

Waterfall analysis

Learn how to model exit scenarios using waterfall analysis. Waterfalls help investors predict how shareholders would be...

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Investors

May 2024

TVPI (Total Value to Paid-In)

Learn how to calculate net and gross TVPI (total value to paid-in), key metrics investors and fund managers use to...

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Investors

April 2024

Limited partnership agreement (LPA)

For emerging managers raising their first venture fund, learn the key terms and market norms of a venture capital fund...

Carried interest is how venture capital firms compensate and incentivize their general partners. In this article, we'll...

A tear sheet helps LPs understand how their investment is performing. Download our tear sheet example to get started...

When venture capitalists are ready to invest in a private company, they usually have to make a capital call first....

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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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...

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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