This is part of a series on building your career in venture capital :
- Reading list for working in private equity/venture capital, including all of the major online communities for VCs and programs/degrees for people studying VC
- How to get a job in venture capital
- VC recruiters list and compensation data
- How to negotiate a partner role at a VC or private equity firm
- For emerging VC and private equity investors: Accelerators, Platforms, Communities, and Incubators
- Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund
I track below all of the accelerators, platforms, communities, incubators, fund of funds, and other resources designed for emerging managers in venture capital and private equity. If I’m missing any, please contact me.
ACCELERATORS FOR EMERGING MANAGER VENTURE CAPITALISTS
- Associations and communities: Diffuse.VC, Fund81, Emerging Manager Circle, SignalFire’s Emerging Fund Manager Program, Early Stage Emerging Fund Manager and Limited Partner Confab
- Focus on diversity: Transact Global (women only), VentureForward (NVCA), Blueprint Investor Track. The NVCA has a list of all VC organizations focused on diversity
- No-cost accelerators: Afore Capital Angel to Fund Manager (AFM), Founder Institute VC Lab, Recast Capital Enablement Program
Institutional Limited Partners Association Emerging Manager Toolkit - Accelerators with tuition: Oper8r, OnConduit‘s Emerging Fund Managers Initiative
- International Climate Finance Accelerator – based in Luxembourg
- Emerging Manager Forum – mostly focused on hedge funds
- MITIMCo: Site for emerging manager stockpickers
Numerous service providers and industry players run conferences/programming for emerging managers, including but not limited to Carta, Top Tier Capital Partners, Gunderson Dettmer, First Republic Bank, and SVB Lift.
PLATFORMS/FRANCHISES FOR EMERGING VCs
- AngelList Syndicates
- Draper Venture Network
- fund of funds which are also platforms/franchises for emerging VCs: Capria, Recast Capital, Sutton Capital Fund Accelerator
FUNDRAISING
- Limited partner checklist for evaluating funds
- 15 Steps to Fundraising for Your New Venture Capital or Private Equity Fund
- 5 Innovative Fundraising Methods for Emerging Venture Capital and Private Equity Funds
- Fundraising hacks for VC and private equity funds (includes lists of LPs interested in emerging managers)
- 11 Ideas to Organize an Event Family Offices Want to Attend
- Should you give an anchor investor a stake in your fund’s management company?
- Should Small Emerging Managers Use Placement Agents?
INVESTOR-ONLY CONFERENCES
- Allocator Summit
- Allocate.GP
- Raise
- PreMoney
- Invesco Annual Tools for Success® Forum
- TheDeal Corporate Governance Conference
- PrivCapAcademy
- Reboot VC Bootcamp
- 500 Startups’ VC Unlocked
PODCASTS
- The Assure Podcast
- Origins is a podcast about Limited Partners, created by VC Notation Capital.
- Venture Unlocked, Samir Kaji
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