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Our Impact
Snapshot as of January, 2026
0
Cohorts
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VC Firms Accelerated
$0.2+
Target AUM
(Billions)
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Portfolio Up Rounds
0%
Solo GPs
0%
Female GPs
(250+ VC Firms)
0%
Pre-Seed or Seed Stage
0%
International GPs
Recent News
Why You Should Turn Down LP Money
The counterintuitive discipline every emerging manager needs to learn: how curating your Fund I LP base is the highest-return investment you can make in Fund II….
The Trust Equation: How to Keep LPs Through a Downturn
The LP trust framework that helped one emerging manager raise Fund II in 30 days after an 18-month Fund I. Credibility, reliability, openness, and why self-orientation is the trust killer….
Surviving Fund II: What Nobody Tells You
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Portfolio Construction: What Changes Between Fund I and Fund II
Four portfolio construction changes an emerging manager made from Fund I to Fund II: fewer companies, less reserves, narrower sector, broader stage. Why Fund II should be a redesign, not a scale-up….
The Proven Leader Framework: What VCs Actually Look For
Why serial entrepreneurship is overrated and what actually predicts founder success. The two-part framework a VC developed after studying leadership across 3,000 years of history….
Agentic Fund Admin: How Decile Group Is Redefining Fund Administration for the AI Era
Agentic fund admin is rewriting what back-office operations look like for venture capital. For decades, fund administration has been one of the most expensive, most manual, and most frustrating parts of running a…
AI in VC: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Venture Capital
AI in VC has moved from an experiment on the margins of venture capital to the operating foundation of the most effective emerging managers. In 2026, the question is no longer whether AI…
Agentic VC: Leading the AI Revolution in Venture Capital
Agentic VC is changing what it means to run a venture capital fund in 2026. For decades, venture capital has rewarded speed, pattern recognition, and deep relationships. Those advantages used to belong only…
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