The era of solo GPs

Pitchbook confirms what I’ve been talking about for years: Solo GPs represent the future of the venture industry. And this is just the beginning…

Unlike multi-member partnerships that may require consensus and often lead to “group think”, Solo GPs work directly with founders, act quickly, and write checks at their own discretion.

While there are always exceptions, I believe early-stage investing is best suited as a single woman or man's sport.

People often confuse being a Solo GP as someone who works alone. The reality: that is far from the truth. For one, I probably collaborate with a wider range of people than peers of mine who work at multi-member firms. Depending on the deal, I might end up speaking to more than a dozen people for insights and analysis, including: LPs, GPs at other firms, founders, agency partners and more. I try to collect as broad a sampling as possible from as many constituents as possible. But at the end of the day, I act on my own conviction, based on first principles and without the pressure to satisfy other partners.

If investing, deal flow, and winning allocation are truly a game of relationships, then the best way to win that game is by putting your name on the door and being directly accountable to the decisions that you make.