Carry Dollars at Work
In this month's Digest, we are focusing on carry dollars at work versus carried interest "points." While carried interest percentages tell you how much of the pool you own, carry dollars at work translates that...
Committing Capital For Your Carry
Committing capital for your carried interest is one of the most important - and often least talked about - parts of a carry package. When investment professionals write a personal check into the fund, they...
Salary Increases for 2026
Welcome back to the Thelander Compensation Digest. As we wrap up 2025, here is a sneak peek at the results from our Salary Increase & Bonus Survey with PitchBook. Noteworthy is the cost of living...
The State of Gender Compensation in VC
This month, we are digging into gender compensation data among partners and non-partners at venture capital firms. The compensation of the 3,905 total employees whose gender was indicated in our 2025 Thelander PitchBook Investment Firm...
Are Bonuses A Part of Your Total Compensation Program?
This month, we are digging into bonuses. For investment firms, bonuses can come in a couple of forms: Annual bonuses - the classic form of short term incentive used to reward performance and align it with...
Do Life Science Investors Get Paid More Than Tech Investors?
When it comes to tracking compensation trends, including the mix of cash and carry, investment firms often ask us: Does a life science firm pay differently than a tech firm? Do the areas you invest...
How Investment Firms Are Leveraging AI
This month, we are giving you an exclusive look at the results from the AI in VC Survey. Many investment firms are already getting support from AI, but how far does this extend? Key job roles, especially...
CEO Compensation in Digital Health, Biotech and Tech
"When you're building a company, there's always the question of how much should you pay yourself. The best way to answer that question? Look at actual data." - Halle Tecco We teamed up with Rock...
Emerging Investment Firms Show Compensation Growth for Key Players
How is compensation for investment professionals stacking up so far for 2025? Using one of our newest platform enhancements, year over year compensation trends, we are going to dig in and see how the median...
Intern Pay Benchmarks: How Investment Firms Are Compensating Pre-MBA Analysts
Recent Thelander IF Digests have focused on the mix of cash and carried interest at high levels within a firm. But adequately compensating analysts in entry-level roles creates consistency, paves a path for career growth and,...