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September 6, 2023

Setting up a VC fund 101 — what emerging managers need to know

From attracting LPs to working out the legal stuff, here’s the lowdown on setting up your first-time VC fund

2023 might not be as lucrative for emerging fund managers as the free-flowing money days of 2021, but that hasn’t stopped a crew of folk setting up first-time funds this year anyway. Among them are a growing number of solo GPs raising alone. 

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Inka Mero, founder and managing partner at Voima Ventures
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