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Startup & Angel Investing: Frameworks for Private Market Allocation

Startup and angel investing can improve long-run portfolio diversification, but the asset class demands a different analytical lens: valuations are uncertain, liquidity is years away, and the power-law return distribution means most outcomes depend on a handful of outliers. The articles below give you the frameworks to evaluate whether and how to allocate.

Getting oriented in private markets

Before allocating, understand how startup valuations are set, why prioritization inside a company predicts success, and what the VC mindset reveals about the asset class.

Evaluating venture performance

A practical framework for benchmarking a venture fund against public-market indexes — so you can judge whether the illiquidity premium is real.

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