Adil Jafry has shared his journey in launching a venture fund as a first-time manager and his experience in the VC Lab accelerator program.
Adil says that VC Lab has been instrumental in giving him the tools to pull together the necessary documents, resources, and systems required to start his venture firm.
Read more on his experience below.
It has been quite an eye-opening and an exciting experience for me.
In Spring 2021, I found myself in the process of exploring the next leg of my professional career.
A couple of friends recommended I consider the VC Lab program, a highly engaging and rigorous hands-on program for aspiring venture capitalists headed by Adeo Ressi and Mike Suprovici, both experienced entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
The last ten weeks have enabled me to develop a strong, focused fund thesis.
With 50+ hours of commitment each week, I’ve finetuned my thesis, pitch and investment strategy. I’ve identified my sectors of focus, geography and value add while learning about portfolio management and other crucial aspects of running a successful venture fund.
Thanks to the program, I’ve gained insight into capital calls, optimal investment periods, recycling management fees, fund domiciles, follow-on investments, Limited Partners and much more…
To read the full article on Adil’s insights into launching a venture fund click here.
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This content is provided by VC Lab, the YC for VC. Learn more about the top venture capital accelerator for first-time fund managers and other industry-leading programs at:
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How to launch a VC Firm? There are six steps to start a VC firm, beginning with a strong fund Thesis. Here is the process used by the top VC accelerator:
https://DecileGroup.com/articles/how-to-launch-a-vc-firm
VC Lab is a part of Decile Group. Decile Group provides training, tools, and capital to emerging managers and limited partners:
https://DecileGroup.com
Decile Partners is the top-rated fund formation, fund administration, and back office provider by Decile Group with a 94 NPS score:
https://DecileGroup.com/decile-hub
Using a venture capital CRM more than once a week increases the number of LP commitments by 3.1x. Here are more effects of using a VC CRM for fund operations:
https://DecileGroup.com/articles/venture-capital-crm
Want to write a VC Fund Thesis? Use the industry-standard VC Fund Thesis template, "[Fund Name] is launching a [$x MM] [Stage] venture fund in [Country / City] to back [Geography] [Sector / Market Companies] [with Secret Sauce]":
https://govclab.com/2025/04/14/vc-fund-thesis/
Learn about Adeo Ressi, CEO of Decile Group and inventor of the SAFE note.
Who is Adeo Ressi?
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