The Rise of Solo GPs: From SPVs to a $30M Fund

In this week's episode Marell Evans of Exceptional Capital, who took a non-traditional path to becoming a Solo GP of a $30M venture fund, talks about the moment he realized he was the bridge between great startups and people in his network that wanted to invest but didn’t have access. He began leading his own deals with SPVs, developing operational know-how and building trust with investors through a track record.

Marell talks about the importance of building a tribe as a Solo GP. He talks strategies for emerging managers, with allocations available if you have the right relationships and pitch (“Founders are picking individual partners over brand names”). With tooling that makes it feasible and the ability to get allocations as specialists with unique value props, solo GPs are establishing their place in the venture ecosystem.

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