Founder Institute’s VC Lab is partnering with top global accounting services providers, to help new fund managers launch impactful venture capital firms around the world, in 12 months or less.

July 7 2021, Palo Alto, CA – Founder Institute’s VC Lab (FI.co/VC) is proud to announce a series of new partnerships with top global accounting firms, including Alter Domus, EisnerAmper, Greenough Consulting Group, Kranz, and Phoenix American. 

Each of these globally recognized firms are dedicated to creating a positive impact on the future of venture capital, by supporting a diversity of rising new fund managers, including Alumni Funds of the Founder Institute’s VC Lab program.  

VC Lab is a 14 week intensive program helping New Fund Managers to start accelerators, pre-seed, seed, or Series A venture capital firms globally. Application deadline for cohort 4 is July 18, 2021.

The following accounting firm partners are each offering exclusive terms and preferential pricing to VC Lab Alumni Funds, covering a wide range of specialized accounting services, including fund administration, tax preparation, audit services, outsourced accounting and other advisory services. We are pleased to recognize the following firms as VC Lab’s accounting partners: 

Alter Domus

Alter Domus is a leading provider of integrated solutions, serving private equity, real assets and debt capital markets sectors with more than 3,000 employees across 36 offices globally. Solely dedicated to alternatives, Alter Domus offers fund administration, corporate services, depositary services, transfer pricing, domiciliation, management company services, loan administration, agency services, trade settlement and CLO manager services.

EisnerAmper

EisnerAmper is one of the premier accounting, tax and business advisory service firms in the U.S., with over 200 partners and principals, as well as 2,000-plus employees. Clients include individuals, closely held businesses, start-ups, middle-market companies, not-for-profit organizations and multinational corporations. The firm provides a full menu of audit, tax, advisory, and compliance services to clients in industry sectors as diverse as financial services, health care, law, life sciences, manufacturing and distribution, not-for-profit, real estate, sports and entertainment, and technology. For more information, please visit eisneramper.com.

Greenough Consulting Group

Greenough Group provides finance, accounting, and human resources services to technology companies, venture capital, and private equity funds. The firm has operated in Silicon Valley for over 20 years, serving more than 800 clients, including over 200 VC and PE funds. 

Kranz and Associates

Kranz and Associates has been in the business of providing financial and consulting services to portfolio companies of Venture Capital and P.E.-backed firms, at all stages, from inception to exit, for 25 years. Kranz also provides a full range of Fund Administration services to Venture Capital firms. The firm services funds, special purpose vehicles, GP entities and management companies. Kranz specializes in smaller, debut funds, and the firm is growing with clients to service larger, more established funds as well. Kranz currently provides Fund Administration Services to over 70 venture fund clients, with hundreds of related entities.  

Phoenix American

Phoenix American provides full-service fund administration, fund accounting, transfer agent and investor services as well as sales and marketing reporting. The company was founded in 1972, has six offices worldwide and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.