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Where can I see my filed Form D or Form ADV?

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How often does a Form ADV need to be updated?

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Are Form D and Form ADV public documents? And will my address be listed publicly?

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Does filing a Form D mean the SEC has approved the offering?

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What is a Form D and when is it due?

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LP Eligibility for a US-Domiciled VC Fund with International LPs (Canada & India)

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FAQ for LP Tax Status: Decile Support Resources

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FAQ for LP Tax Status: Helpful Resources - Official IRS Forms & Instructions (Fillable PDFs)

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FAQ for LP Tax Status: We invested jointly (spouse / partners). Do we each need to complete a form?

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FAQ for LP Tax Status: I was removed from the fund as an LP, why do I need to fill in this information?

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FAQ for LP Tax Status: I selected “Claim treaty benefits” — what do I enter under “Special Rates and Conditions”?

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FAQ for LP Tax Status: Should I claim treaty benefits?

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FAQ for LP Tax Status: What are ‘treaty benefits’?

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FAQ for LP Tax Status: When should I select “international organization” on the W-8 BEN-E?

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FAQ for LP Tax Status: What does “Taxed as a Partnership” mean?

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FAQ for LP Tax Status: I’m a non-US investor – Why do I need to fill out a tax form?

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LP Tax Status FAQ: My entity is U.S.-based, but the form routed me to a W-8. Why?

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LP Tax Status FAQ - Which IRS form do I need to complete?

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LP Tax Status FAQ: I’m a non-US investor – Why do I need to fill out a tax form?

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LP Tax Status FAQ: Why am I being asked to fill out tax information?

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Who are the right people to approach as potential LPs?

I'm raising my first fund. Who should I add to my list of potentials? 
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Can Venture Capital Be Insured?

Hi, I just skimmed through the Cornerstone LP Agreement, and it made me think of a question: since VC is such a risky asset class, are there insurance companies that insure venture funds? Or would that defeat the whole idea of VC—because in that case, the insurance company would essentially become the fund?
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What is the Annual US/Delaware Filings Program and What is included?

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What is the IC process for reviewing Start Fund deals?

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LPA agreement when doing fund via start fund.

Hi Everyone, question to VC lab team, or to someone who knows, can we get an LPA agreement that is signed by LPs when doing fund via start fund?  - Some LPs are asking before hard commenting. I only found The Cornerstone LPA. Is it the same? - I asked AI but was not sure about  the response. 
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can start fund take LPs from the EU?

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Quick question: We’ve been considering offering small LP spots to selected emerging GPs (especially women and diverse fund managers)

Quick question: We’ve been considering offering small LP spots to selected emerging GPs (especially women and diverse fund managers) as a way to:  • deepen trusted deal flow relationships,  • offer curated access to overflow pipeline, and  • strengthen alignment on mission + visibility through our WomenTech Network platform (events, awards, etc.). Is this a viable strategy? Have you seen this done successfully? Curious how this is viewed in terms of positioning and investor structure.
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are there capital calls in a start fund?

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What is the formula for 'Net Operating Gain (Loss)' on the LP Dashboard Capital Account Summary?

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Is the gp commit based on the target or on commitments?

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What is the Cornerstone Start Agreement?

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How to tag contacts by Venture partners? Is there any field I can use? So filter contacts and activities related to those contacts by Venture Partner for reporting.

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Raise up to USD7 million in grants, debt and equity for business operations, and turn a positive EBITDA by end of 2027. The funds raised are broken down as: USD1million SAFE/Convertible debt, USD500k in long term patient debt and USD500k in grants by the end of 2025 (total USD2million) and; an additional USD3million in SAFE/Convertible debt, USD1million in grants and USD1million in debt by the end of 2027 (total USD5million). The positive EBITDA can retained by generating revenue through: Fundraising management fees Program fees for third party program implementation Advertising fees from media productions INVESTMENTS: Raise $20 million for the Muzambiringa Investment Fund to provide early-stage funding to entrepreneurs and businesses, driving economic growth and job creation broken down as: USD5 million by end of 2025 and additional USD 7.5million in 2026 and USD 7.5million by end of 2027 Please provide your investment thesis in the specified format. Investment Thesis Format: [Fund Name] is launching a [$x MM] [Stage] venture fund in [Country / City] to back [Geography] [Sector / Market Companies] [with Secret Sauce].

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We are here to help. First, review our values, culture, and processes here (https://vcl.to/hcf). Next, review the program Handbook here (https://vcl.to/handbook) to familiarize yourself with all of the offerings. Then, use our specialty trained LLM, Decile BASE, to answer any program or venture questions here (https://www.decilehub.com/base). Lastly, write a couple of sentences about what you have accomplished to date with your fund, and what you want to accomplish next, which will help us to address your needs

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Can you share how partner carry is usually split among the GP?

Hi there, I see there is a very good resource on Venture Partner agreements (https://govclab.com/venture-share/). Decile Base shared there is a resource on how this is defined for the GP in itself however, the link leads to the VC Labs homepage. I am wondering if anyone has a good resource to share in this regard. 
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bulk update for last contact column

Hello, I sent an email to some specific individuals in the funnel list outside Decile email sending since we got an issue during sendouts and wanted to update the list's "Last Contact" column. When I upload the excel file, the "Last Contact" coulmn went blank and the date that I was supposed to see does not appear.
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is there a way to send recurring/periodic mail from hub to select contacts?

I am trying to figure out a way to send certain reminders to portfolio companies and need a recurring email feature.
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How do I get my VC fund to be QSBS compliant?

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Compensating Fundraising Advisors Without Expanding Venture Partner Pool

We’re launching a VC fund in Central Europe and have a few advisors/connectors helping with fundraising. Some expect compensation, but we’d prefer not to bring them in as venture partners to keep that group small. We’re considering a success-based fee (e.g. % of capital raised), but have a few questions: 2. Is a finder’s fee (% of capital raised) common in VC fundraising? 4. What are typical terms for this in Europe? 6. Should this come from fund expenses, the management company, or handled otherwise? Any advice, especially from a European perspective, would be much appreciated.
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Can I be a GP in another fund if I already have my own fund?

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Email sending in LP

Hi Again @Woody Butler I would like to seek a concern when sending an email campaign. My emails was not successful to send out due to some errors but is there a way to have a notification that the email was not fully send in the Decile, since some of them are just indicated as sent. Thanks! [image.png] [image.png] tagging @MyPhuong Le @David Lopez 
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Hub configured to allow 500 per day has not refreshed

Hi again @Woody Butler , I tried to sent another batch of but I received an error since yesterday assuming that I exceeded to 500 emails per day but as I tried to sent today, it wont go through. and I have this error below: [image.png]
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I noticed some of tags in the entries are missing. Is there a way to restore it?

As I checked the entry list. some of the tags I made disappeared in the funnel. Is there a way to restore it? See the image below for references [image.png]
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Do LPs automatically move from Investor Verification Pending stage in the Closing Pipeline?

In my Closing pipeline for my start fund, I have 2 LPs in the Investor Verification Pending stage. For one of the LPs, I see a Capital Call Invoice associated but for the other, I don't see it yet. All in all, do I get notified if the LPs are verified and have been sent the capital call invoice? Also from that step to Signed AML/KYC, Unfunded, will they automatically move or do I have to look out for a notification and them manually move them?
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What are the steps in the process for changing my distribution waterfall, with Decile Group as my fund admin?

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Do I need to let my fund admin (Decile Group) know if I am asking my LPAC to vote on a matter?

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What is a Good Standing certificate and why would it be requested/what would it be used for?

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What is the difference between the 'Export and Share' and 'Close Deal Memo' actions?

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Can I warehouse an investment for start fund?

Can I warehouse an investment for start fund? If it is a past deal I have made, can I bring it into my start fund. 
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Is a GP who takes salary from a Fund considered an employee, and does the GP pay regular income taxes on this compensation?

The reply from Decile Base is not clear. Please could DecileGroup speak to this question?
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