Venture capital firms are increasingly building out dedicated talent teams to help portfolio companies hire executives and scale their teams, a model long used by CVC Units. As these roles have become more strategic, compensation...
We just wrapped an investment firm consulting project where we looked at the firm's compensation by both total AUM and size of most recent fund. We found the data to be interesting, so we're sharing some of...
What is the Investor Portal? A first of its kind dashboard for providing venture capital and private equity firms with a holistic, real-time view of compensation across their portfolio companies. The portal establishes a single...
Venture Capital Compensation Report What do venture capitalists actually make? Thelander tracks compensation for 75+ positions across various assets under management, sizeo of most recent fund, region and more. Preview the Venture Capital Compensation Report...
Carried interest is one of the most powerful levers in venture capital and private equity compensation. In our recent webinar with GetDynasty.com, we discussed putting part of your carried interest (and committed capital) into vertical...
In our last piece, we looked at how the founder share of a company's option pool shrinks as valuations rise — and what that actually means in dollar terms. This week, we're looking at the...
When we asked Perplexity what was going on in Venture Capital this week, it said that venture was in its "value creation" era — and when we looked at the year-over-year venture capital compensation trends...
Investment firm bonus structure varies widely across PE and VC firms — and understanding how bonuses are set is critical for attracting and retaining top talent. In case you missed our IF Data Drop last...
What's driving VC and PE bonus structures in 2026? New data from the Thelander x PitchBook Investment Firm Compensation Survey shows that bonus structures across VC and PE firms remain tilted toward discretionary pay —...
While carried interest percentages tell you how much of the pool you own, carry dollars at work translates that piece of the pie into a potential dollar upside. What are carry dollars at work? The potential...
