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  • The Emerging Manager Playbook: Thesis, Track Record, and VC Decision-Making
    The Emerging Manager Playbook: Thesis, Track Record, and VC Decision-Making

    Martin Tobias of Incisive Ventures shares how to build a differentiated VC thesis, develop a thesis-aligned track record, and create a repeatable system for sourcing and evaluating early-stage startups.

  • The Best Advice for Raising a Venture Fund: Lessons From GPs and LPs
    The Best Advice for Raising a Venture Fund: Lessons From GPs and LPs

    Learn how emerging fund managers can raise a venture fund, build LP relationships, find their edge, and create momentum from GPs and LPs.

  • 13 Swiss Family Offices Actively Investing in Venture and Private Equity
    13 Swiss Family Offices Actively Investing in Venture and Private Equity

    A curated list of Swiss family offices investing in venture and private equity.

  • The VC's AI Prompt Library: 30 Prompts for Sourcing, Diligence, the IC, and Your Own Raise
    The VC's AI Prompt Library: 30 Prompts for Sourcing, Diligence, the IC, and Your Own Raise

    A working library of AI prompts for VCs: sourcing, screening, diligence, IC memos, portfolio support, LP comms, and your own raise. Copy, paste, adapt.

  • Chaos Creates Opportunity: Kane Hsieh on Building a Venture Firm That Stands Out
    Chaos Creates Opportunity: Kane Hsieh on Building a Venture Firm That Stands Out

    Kane Hsieh of Root Ventures shares how emerging fund managers can build a competitive edge, embrace disruption, and use AI without losing investor judgment.

  • 50 Fund-of-Funds Backing First-Time VCs (2026 List)
    50 Fund-of-Funds Backing First-Time VCs (2026 List)

    A list of 50 fund-of-funds and LP platforms actively backing emerging and first-time VC managers, with websites, team pages, and what each one invests in.

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