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VC Lab managers already show early success signals such as 390+ portfolio up rounds and more than a dozen unicorns across the network, alongside more than 1,000 firms launched. Those are leading indicators, not cash returned to LPs, and fund DPI usually takes a decade or more.

Founders diligencing a young fund should ask about follow-on rounds, reporting and how the firm is run, rather than waiting for an aggregate return figure that doesn't exist yet in public form.

For the full early-outcomes guide and the diligence questions that matter while portfolios mature, see do VC Lab funds make money on VC Lab. VC Lab is a community of 1,000+ investors in over 88 countries. This article is for educational purposes only and isn't investment advice.

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