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  • 16 Venture-Focused Family Offices Based in California Every GP Should Know
    16 Venture-Focused Family Offices Based in California Every GP Should Know

    Explore 16 family offices in California active in venture capital. A curated list for emerging managers and GPs raising in the Golden State.

  • From Angel Investing to Institutional Capital: How Auxxo Built a European VC Fund
    From Angel Investing to Institutional Capital: How Auxxo Built a European VC Fund

    Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund co-founder Gesa Miczaika shares candid lessons on raising a European VC fund, working with family offices and securing institutional LPs.

  • 11 Family Offices in New York Active in Venture

    A curated list of family offices in New York that back venture funds, co-invest in deals, and show up in the private markets.

  • Inside Slow Ventures: Fund Strategy, Size, and Discipline Explained
    Inside Slow Ventures: Fund Strategy, Size, and Discipline Explained

    Slow Ventures partner Sam Lessin shares how emerging VC managers can think clearly about fund strategy, size, LP composition, and capital efficiency when building a durable seed fund.

  • VC Compensation 101: Fees, Carry, and Aligned Incentives
    VC Compensation 101: Fees, Carry, and Aligned Incentives

    A clear breakdown of VC compensation, showing how fund size, fees, and carry shape incentives, behavior, and decision-making inside venture firms.

  • What It Really Takes to Raise a Venture Fund — Lessons from Mark Phillips of 11 Tribes
    What It Really Takes to Raise a Venture Fund — Lessons from Mark Phillips of 11 Tribes

    Mark Phillips, founder of 11 Tribes Ventures, shares how he raised two VC funds through resilience & relationship-driven LP outreach — offering a candid playbook for emerging managers.

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