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VU's Investment Team = ~35 investors, growing to ~50 investors in 2020

vs. a $100M VC Fund Team = 3-7 investors

vs. a $1B+ VC Fund Team = 20-40 investors

• VU's General Partners have 35+ yrs of VC experience leading some of the largest and best performing VC funds in the world, investing $1.8B+, generating 4x+ net cash on cash returns
• VU has a built a highly curated full-time investment team (~0.5% selected to join investment team) with impressive backgrounds as founders, operators, angel investors, family offices, and emerging fund managers

VU Sources 20,000+ Deals / Year

vs. a $100M VC Fund sources 1,000-2,000 Deals / Year

vs. a $1B+ VC Fund sources 3,000-5,000 Deals / Year

VU Invests In 0.1%-0.2% Of The Companies Sourced & Reviewed

vs. a $100M VC Fund: 0.5-1%

vs. a $1B+ VC Fund: 0.5%-1%

VU has dedicated investment teams focused on:

• Consumer
• Enterprise
• Fintech
• Frontier
• Health Care

Investment Geography:

VU invests mainly in US companies, but invests globally, and has made investments in Canada, Latin America, Asia, and Europe

Investment Team:

VU's investment team is located in four major cities - San Francisco, New York City, Chicago, and Boston

Initial Investment: Up to $1M

Follow-on Investments: Up to $10M

Activity: 3-6 Investments per Quarter

Current Portfolio: 20 companies

Fund I Portfolio: 80-100 companies

VU is a long term capital partner throughout a portfolio company's journey, with the capability to lead and participate in multiple follow-on rounds

vs. Seed Funds & Series A Funds typically reserve 0% (no future capital support) - to 2/3rds (able to participate in only 1-2 follow-on rounds)

VU has access to the global startup, corporate, and investor ecosystem through its proprietary network at an unprecedented scale

VU accelerates the growth and success of its portfolio companies by actively supporting customer acquisition, partnerships, capital raising, hiring, marketing, and exit strategies