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Kayla Liederbach Kayla Liederbach

VC Marketing Strategies for Fundraising

On Thursday, May 4th, Strut hosted a live webinar focusing on how VCs can leverage marketing to attract LPs and ultimately increase fundraising dollars. Strut’s former Communications & Marketing Manager, Kayla Liederback, was joined by Sarah Mattina of Venture Forward and Katie Kalmikoff of Katie K Marketing & Events to discuss proven marketing strategies for VC fundraising.

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Kristen Ostro Kristen Ostro

Strut Consulting Promotes Nicole Fuller to Chief Operating Officer

Strut Consulting, the premier venture capital operations consulting firm, is excited to announce the promotion of Nicole Fuller to the position of Chief Operating Officer. In this new role, Nicole will be responsible for driving Strut’s continued momentum, enhancing and expanding client offerings and educational programming for fund managers in the months ahead, as well as building Strut’s internal team, which has grown to over 10 experts in the last two years.

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Kristie Domzalski Kristie Domzalski

8 Questions to Ask Before Auditing Your First Venture Capital Fund

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Time to cozy up around the fireplace, sip hot cocoa, and…. prepare for your audit. Yes, it’s audit season! While you may not be feeling jolly about it, going through the audit process is essential to ensuring your portfolio companies are valued fairly, and it provides you with credibility in the eyes of your Limited Partners (LPs).

We’ve gathered the most common questions to think through while preparing to audit your first venture capital fund. Read on to find out how to get your ducks in a row. 

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Zosia Ulatowski Zosia Ulatowski

OFAC for ERAs (Exempt Reporting Advisers): Are they really enforcing this?

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) is the government agency responsible for enforcing trade and economic sanctions imposed by the US Government. Essentially, this government agency compiles OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (“SDN List”), which includes individuals and entities owned or controlled by, or acting on behalf of, sanctioned countries, as well as individuals such as terrorists. U.S. persons are not legally allowed to do business with entities or individuals on this list. 

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