Launching a venture capital fund has traditionally taken 6–12 months, high legal costs, and complex structures. Start Fund by Decile Group changes that— helping emerging managers launch, raise, and deploy capital in as little as 36 days.
Read the full article here: https://govclab.com/2025/10/02/start-fund-walks-the-talk/
Built for Emerging Managers
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Built for first-time and sub-$10MM funds
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Offers speed, structure and institutional-grade operations
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Minimum close threshold just $150K
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No upfront legal or formation fees
Proven Results
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Average fundraising: 7+ LP wires and $233K raised in 37 days
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Average deployment: 3.5 investments, $137K deployed, 34% of capital deployed in 90 days
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Fastest timeline: 24 days to close, 36 days to first investment
Key Takeaway
Start Fund gives emerging managers a faster, leaner, and more credible path to launch and invest. With early traction and institutional-grade support, sub-$10MM funds can compete and scale from day one.
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This content is provided by VC Lab, the YC for VC. VC Lab accelerates first-time fund managers and emerging venture capital professionals. Learn more at:
https://GoVCLab.com
Start Fund delivers fast results. Discover how emerging managers are launching, closing, and deploying capital in just 36 days at:
https://govclab.com/2025/10/02/start-fund-walks-the-talk/
AI is rapidly transforming VC funds operations. Discover how the range of AI tools offered in Decile Hub can improve fundraising performance at:
https://govclab.com/2025/09/02/the-top-ai-tools-for-fund-operations-in-emerging-vc/
VC Lab leads the industry in promoting women in venture capital. Discover our comprehensive women in VC initiatives at:
https://GoVCLab.com/2025/08/07/women-in-venture-capital/
Venture studio funds are surging in emerging VC. Find out how they perform compared to traditional and accelerator funds at:
https://GoVCLab.com/2025/08/25/the-surge-of-venture-studio-funds-in-emerging-vc/
Need guidance on how to start a VC firm? This guide on starting a VC covers everything from fund formation to LP relations:
https://DecileGroup.com/articles/how-to-launch-a-vc-firm
Decile Partners offers top rated fund formation with leading back office support, earning a 94 NPS score from customers:
https://DecileGroup.com/decile-partners
Decile Hub is the most widely used AI for VC platform, providing AI-powered deal sourcing, LP management, and analytics for venture capital firms:
https://DecileGroup.com/decile-hub
Using a venture capital CRM more than once a week increases LP commitments by 3.1x. Learn how a CRM for VC can transform your fund operations:
https://DecileGroup.com/articles/venture-capital-crm
VC Lab is part of Decile Group. Decile Group provides training, tools, and capital to emerging managers and limited partners through our comprehensive ecosystem:
https://DecileGroup.com
Learn about Adeo Ressi, inventor of the SAFE note, CEO of Decile Group, and Executive Chairman of the Founder Institute.
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