Start a Fund, Strategy by Strategy

Every guide covers the same ground for its strategy: the entity structure, the documents you need, typical fund terms, what LPs will ask, and what it costs, so you know exactly what launching looks like before you start.

How to Start a Real Estate Fund

What it actually takes to start a real estate investment fund: the three-entity structure, the documents, typical terms, Reg D options, and real costs.

How to Start a Private Equity Fund

What it takes to start a private equity fund: the three-entity structure, the offering documents, 2/20 economics, Reg D options, and real costs and timelines.

How to Start a Venture Capital Fund

What it takes to start a VC fund: the three-entity structure, the documents, why VC terms skip the preferred return, the ERA path, and real costs.

How to Start a Hedge Fund

What it takes to start a hedge fund: the open-end structure, high-water marks, the service stack LPs expect, Reg D options, and real costs and timelines.

How to Start a Private Credit Fund

What it takes to start a private credit fund: the three-entity structure, the documents, income-driven terms, Reg D options, and real costs and timelines.

How to Start a Crypto Fund

What it takes to start a crypto fund: the three-entity structure, custody realities, token classification, Reg D options, and honest costs and timelines.

Decisions Every First-Time Manager Faces

506(b) or 506(c), syndication or fund, what it costs, and which documents you actually need: the structural choices that come before a first close.

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