A research firm that ships software.
A clearer way to build or back a venture fund.
Applied venture research
Tools for preparing a fund and understanding how it works.
Fund managers need a plan they can explain. Investors need evidence they can examine. Blueprint helps managers prepare for institutional diligence, while Architecture examines how a firm’s investment choices fit together. Both draw on venture research and offer a free starting point.
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We help limited partners (LPs) assess managers and build allocation programs, and general partners (GPs) prepare and develop their funds. Our software and advisory work put research into practice. Colibrí Institute publishes the underlying research independently.
About Colibrí Strategies ↗The platforms
Blueprint: the Fund Readiness System
Five modules help you assemble the materials an institutional investor needs to review your fund.
Blueprint helps organize your data room, check whether documents tell the same story, and prepare for diligence questions. Its readiness gauge tracks how complete the materials are. It does not grade the fund or certify its investment quality.
Architecture: the VC Operating System
Three engines examine the fund and the firm, with a scenario engine for follow-on investment decisions.
Architecture examines investment pacing, ownership targets, reserves, concentration and team capacity across a firm’s funds. It helps you see whether those choices fit the strategy you intend to pursue. Scores update as the inputs change; they do not predict investment returns.
What the platforms cover
A closer look at what the platforms cover.
Advisory
Advice for the decision in front of you.
You may be reviewing a manager, planning a fund, or reconsidering how an allocation program selects investments. We work through the details with you and put the analysis in writing, using the same research framework that informs our software. Your team can share the reasoning with colleagues and an investment committee.
Manager diligence support
A written review of how a manager’s fund and firm are built, including the questions an investment committee should examine.
Fund design and reserves
A review of whether fund size, ownership targets, reserves, concentration and team capacity fit the proposed investment strategy.
Program design
A review of where managers leave an allocation process and how its screening criteria affect who receives consideration.
Diagnostic
A two-week review of one question, with evidence and a short written response.
Engagement
Six to twelve weeks of design work, with defined deliverables and a working session.
Retained
Ongoing advisory support for a fund or an allocation program.
An illustrative comparison of three Architecture measures across two funds in one firm.