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Can you do general solicitation in Australia?

Guessing if you can would need a .au domain  I know crowdfunding is out as that is licensed, not that I would wan to do that.

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It's unlikely that a domain would be the deciding factor whether or not something is classified as General Solicitation (or its equivalent) in Australia. We recommend reaching out to local fund experts for guidance. 

 -  Haw Kuo
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How are Capital Calls for the GP’s Commit made on Decile Hub?

Obviously since the GP is making the Capital Call, it knows that he also needs to deposit his share of the funds, but I assume that that should be registered formally somewhere in the system and I couldn't find where. The GP does not appear in the Capital Commitment table when you use the option to make a capital call, so wondering if it gets roped in automatically.

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Your Fund Admin will take care of this. Right now, the back-office function is for Decile Partners. On a high level, depending on the legal structure, the GP will have its own capital account in hub and the accounting team reflects this. 

 -  Mike Suprovici
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Does the “Proceeds from Sales of Investments” under “Cash Flows from Operating Activities” always represent proceeds from the sale of shares of portfolio companies?

I'm looking at an example were the “Proceeds from Sales of Investments” balance equals the “Cash and Cash Equivalents” balance, but these are supposed to be funds from a recent capital call that are temporarily in the fund's bank account as they are already committed to be transferred to portfolio companies to pay for new investments. I don't how is it possible that it got registered as “Proceeds from Sales of Investments”. Can this simply be a journal entry error?

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If being considered "already committed to portfolio companies", this is probably what led to the error, so yes - this sounds like a journal entry error.

 -  Rob Del Prete 1
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In the Schedule of Investments, if a Portfolio Company entry shows a fund has made two investments in it but only one of them appears in the last line of that entry, does this mean that the fund is currently only holding one of the two investments?

I'm looking at an example where a fund has two investments of $25K in 5 companies (so total of $50K per company and total of $250K capital invested).  So the breakdown for each PortCo in the Schedule of Investments shows two investments of $25K in each case, with the first line of the entry showing a total of $50K and the last line only showing $25K for some reason. Can this mean that the fund is currently only holding one of the two investments and thus the last line in each PortCo entry is just showing the fund’s current balance? Here are some more details on the example I'm looking at: • Clicking on each Portfolio Company’s name, their respective “Founding Rounds” tabs seem to confirm that indeed the fund has made two $25K investments on each company. But the strange thing is that on the Schedule of Investments both investments appear with the same date (February 17, 2024) while on the “Founding Rounds” tabs they don’t (second investments are dated June 10 or June 17, 2024), which almost seems to be an error on the platform. • Since there are 5 companies in the portfolio, each with two $25K investments from the fund, that’s a total of $250K in invested capital (which is confirmed in the Fund Overview section, under “Now / Investable Capital / Invested”), but in the Balance Sheet though the “Cost of Investments” is -$125,000 ($25K times 5 investments registered at cost) which appear to indicate the fund is currently only holding one of the two investment it made on each company. • Balance Sheet also shows under “Cash and Cash Equivalents” a balance of +$115,000 (meaning $125,000 less $10,000 in Management Fees), which seems to indicate that the second $25K investment in each company hasn’t been made yet and the money is still the funds bank account. This will be unlikely if the investment dates on the Schedule of Investments were correct (February 17, 2024), but the fact that the dates on the second investments as per the “Founding Rounds” tabs is more recent (June 10 or June 17, 2024), it may be possible that the funds just haven’t been transferred to the portfolio companies yet and that’s why the last line on each portfolio company entry on the Schedule of Investments only shows one of the two investments.

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The dataset is incorrect in the system leading to errors in how the SOI is being reflected.

 -  Rob Del Prete 1
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In the Balance Sheet (Assets section), why will the “Portfolio Investments, at Fair Market Value” show a negative balance if on the Schedule of Investments FAIR VALUE is higher than the COST?

I will assume that a negative balance in an assets account would only happen if the fair market value of the investment has gone to zero and thus the balance was zero less the cost of the investment. But in the example I'm looking at, in the Schedule of Investments it is clearly shown that FAIR VALUE is positive. Another option is that maybe those investments were made using SAFE notes and thus the investments are registered at cost instead of FMV because there hasn’t been a priced round on that company yet. But if that was the case, then the Cap Adjusted section should show a valuation projection using the cap defined in the SAFE notes as the valuation of the portfolio companies, and that's not the case in the example I'm looking at. The only additional option I can think of is that maybe the SAFE notes were issued without a valuation cap and thus rely on a discount to the next equity financing round, rather than a predefined cap. But in the example I'm looking at, by clicking on each Portfolio Company’s name, their respective “Founding Rounds” tabs seem to indicate that the fund holds Common Shares and not SAFE notes.

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Yes, I can confirm the dataset is incorrect in the system.

 -  Rob Del Prete 1
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Are Capital Contributions from GPs always set by default as exempt from Management Fees in Decile Hub?

Can you select in Decile Hub whether the GP commits are to be included or not in Management Fee calculations?  I tried the following sections but couldn’t find an option to do so:  Back Office > Manage Capital Accounts > Type “GP” > Clicked on “Decile Admin” Back Office > Entity Management > Venture Institute Cohort 3 GP > Clicked “Edit” on both “General Partner” and “Fund”

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Yes, you can enable the GP to pay management fees by going to Back Office > Entity Management > Fund "Edit" > Click "Enable GP management fees"

 -  Rob Del Prete 1
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Updating the Investments section in Decile

- How are comments in the "Transaction comment" section  typically structured within Decile Hub? - How is automation in activity triggered when updating valuations? Are there parameters to trigger automation?

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What does the message for capital calls look like for LPs when we call capital from Decile Hub?

Do the LPs receive something like a one-click invoice in the form of a capital call or a link with a personalized message from the GP?

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They receive an email that summarizes the capital call notice and a link to log in to Decile Pro (https://decilepro.com/) to review more details and to retrieve wire instructions. 

 -  Mike Suprovici
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What are “Retained Earnings”?

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Retained earnings are the cumulative net earnings or profits of a firm after accounting for distribution payments. As an important concept in accounting, the word “retained” captures the fact that because those earnings were not paid out...

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Can the law firm of one of our fund partners (GP) advise a portfolio company on trademark registration? (that firm is not our fund counsel)

I understand a law firm advising a venture fund should not also advise a portfolio company in that fund due to potential conflicts (especially with corporate counsel). One of our fund partners is also an attorney in a firm that does patent/trademark registration work. (The fund uses a different firm for legal counsel) With a specific scope on trademark registration, there seems to be little chance for conflict in that narrow scope -- more of a value-add. Is the answer the same regardless of the partner's firm association? Firm Partner, Fund GP, Venture Partner?

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They can. Typically the law firm partner will evaluate if there is a conflict and recommend the next steps. Often they will recommend that someone else in their firm lead the project. 

 -  Mike Suprovici
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While setting up a capital call in Decile Hub, what are the best practices to include in Notes To LP? Are there any specific things that are a must to include in notes to LP during capital calls?

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Anything specific to the details of the call (investments, fund expenses, management fees) that details why you are making the capital call.

 -  Rob Del Prete 0
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What can be the different components of the Liability section in the balance sheet of a fund’s account?

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The Liability section in the balance sheet of a fund’s account can include various components such as: - Management Fee Payable - Legal formation fees - State domicile filing fees - Blue Sky Fees - Form ADV Filing - Annual Tax Preparati...

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I generated the annual report on Decile Group (Back Office section) , but by some reason it does not appear as a downloaded material. Where can I download it?

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under back office > Fund Overview Click "Generate a Report" This pops up a modal with what reports to generate as well as a list of all reports that have been generated.  This list of all generated reports is where you can download usi...

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Why is unrealized gain/loss in schedule of investments calculated by adding the cost and fair market value in the annual report?

The cost of investment is $25,000 and Fair Market Value is $100,000. But the unrealized gains in the report is $125,000, rather it should be $75,000.

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It's calculated by taking the difference between the FMV and Cost of the investment.

 -  Rob Del Prete 0
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If I make an investment in Fund I with no follow-on reserves, can I follow on that investment in Fund II using the pro rata rights from Fund I?

Fund I has no reserves and is investing in Seed stage.  In future, I hope to establish a Fund II with follow-on reserves, investing in Seed plus Series A.  If I get pro rata rights from my investments in Fund I, can I use those rights to invest using the new Fund II? 

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The best practice is to offer that pro-rata to fund 1 LPs first via SPVs. Next, bring the investment to your LPAC to clear any conflicts. Then, make the investment. 

 -  Mike Suprovici
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When does an emerging fund typically reach profitability?

This question came up as it tied together several common themes, including the overall success rate of emerging funds (i.e, a fund that failed will not reach profitability), fund model between distributed/concentrated/hybrid, capital deployment, and liquidity events. At the same time, emerging funds have shown the ability to outperform, so I would love to learn more about when they are able to reach profitability and greatly reduce risk while retaining upside. 

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On a VC Fund's financial statements, where would the GP commit show up?

On the Statement of Assets on Decile Hub, under Investor's Capital, I see Capital Contributions - Limited Partners. Where would GP commit show up on the financials? Would it be under Assets but not under Investor's Capital? Is there a separate line item for GP commit?

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There is a separate line item for the GP commit labelled Capital Contributions - General Partners.

 -  Rob Del Prete 0