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Update on Micro1: $200M RR now, +2x from just ~3 months ago. Will cross ~$1B this year. $100M round coming together. Sheesh!

@nic_detommaso Yep- 40 SPVs over past 5 years using AngelList.

I spoke with a VC recently who told me they've done 2x their fund size in SPVs with the same LP base. $90M worth of SPVs, but $45M fund size. It's a wild concept to me that you can tap your LPs again to double down in your winners. Sometimes the direct investments outside of the fund exceed the capital LPs put into the fund itself. Here's how it works: - GP identifies a breakout winner in the portfolio - Spins up an SPV to increase ownership - Invites the existing LP base to participate - GPs / LPs get to double dip into the best companies The SPV has a similar structure to the fund (2/20 model) but the management fee is usually waived. GPs still get the 20% carry upside, while LPs get to increase their odds of seeing a breakout return. This only works with certain LP bases usually (family offices and HNWI usually). Are there other GPs who are doing this? If so, what tool are you using for these SPVs? Genuinely curious to learn more! Help me amplify so I can reach GPs 🙌

Coding the first version of Posh in their dorm after meeting sophomore year, Avante Price and Eli Taylor-Lemire built out a platform anyone could use to scale their events. Launching in October 2020, the duo dropped out of college in May 2021 after raising $1.5M. Since then they have raised close to $40M in funding. #ForbesUnder30 Read more: forbes.com/30-under-30/20… Photo: Sebastian Nevols for Forbes

Micro1 provides high-quality human expertise solutions critical for refining AI models, helping tech firms build smarter, more accurate, and more reliable systems. The startup’s ARR jumped from $7 million at the start of 2025 to $100 million by December.

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