A Guide for Emerging Managers

How to Raise Your First Fund with Green Cow Venture Capital’s Vikram Lakhwara

Part 2: Fund, Thesis & Pitch Deck

Theron McCollough
9 min readSep 15, 2020

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Keys:

  1. There are about 900 micro VCs in the market representing demand for ~$20 billion in capital commitments every 2–3 years. Set yourself apart with 1) thesis-driven conviction and alignment 2) differentiated deal flow and access to founder communities, and 3) added value beyond the check.
  2. Right now, over 358 emerging

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Theron McCollough

Managing Director at Citizens Private Bank | VC/Tech; past Managing Director with First Republic,@SVB_Financial. founder, investor, limited partner, and banker