Venture Capital Fund Administration
Your greatest adventure yet.
Meet ever-evolving demands with full back-office support.
Meet ever-evolving demands with full back-office support.
Venture Capital Fund Administration
Since its inception in 2000, our venture capital fund administration practice has offered superior consulting and full back-office support to venture capital firms, private equity funds, crypto funds, and special purpose vehicle entities.
Investor-ready
solutions for venture
capital success.
solutions for venture
capital success.
Venture capital success in a competitive and demanding market
requires functional, adaptable solutions.
From fund formation to future expansion, we enhance your ability
to exceed investor expectations through project-based venture capital
fund administration services that are expertly designed for scale.
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Develop recurring and ad hoc financial reports, balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, performance analytics and partner capital account statements (PCAPs), providing accurate and reliable performance insights to investors.
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Day-to-day accounting and finance support for compliance with accounting standards, regulations and best practices, including providing support and insight on valuation of investments.
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Communicate and collaborate with investors and external partners on capital call and distribution notices, tax reporting (e.g., distributions of Schedule K-1s), periodic investor updates, and audited financial statements.
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Manage and review tax forms, oversee financial statement audit processes and address audit issues.
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Manage risk by creating budgets, providing financial forecasts and reworking processes as needed to plan for future growth and success.
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Manage invoices for accounts payable, 1099 filings and payroll processing.
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Provide guidance for tax structures and ensuring accuracy and efficiency to minimize payments.
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Turn to a trusted interim and/or fractional CFO to support your fund’s achievement of long-term financial goals and achievement of short and medium-term projects in accounting, financial planning and analysis and capital fundraising.
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Provide services to support management companies such as cash management, payroll processing, invoice payment, and budgeting.
Recognized by Private Equity Wire as Winner for 2024’s US Emerging Manager Awards
Private Equity Wire has named Kranz Consulting the winner of their 2024 US Emerging Manager Awards under the “Best Administrator – Venture” category. Winners were selected through an online polling platform that asked participants across the entire Private Equity Wire database to nominate the organization of their choosing.
How We Help
Embrace the power of your investments.
Fueled by a team of accounting experts, industry specialists and experienced venture capital CFOs, we understand what is needed to support and grow a venture fund. By acting as a trusted partner to identify areas where we can provide the most value, you’ll empower your team to overcome the challenges of today’s competitive market, successfully manage your investments and grow your funds to new heights.
We help with venture capital fund administration challenges, including:
- Timely reporting to investors
- Efficiently addressing ad-hoc GP and LP requests
- Valuation support for private company investments
- Support for capital calls and distributions
- Carried interest and management fee structure, including calculation of fees in line with governing documents
- Fund creation/wind down
- Preparing annual budgets and budget to actual analysis
- Treasury function
- Managing compliance matters
- Managing relationships with outside counsel, tax professionals & external auditors
- Maintaining carried interest waterfalls for fund & GP entities
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Our Process
Empower your team with our tailored approach.
Set a strong foundation
Understand your specific business needs and identify areas where we can provide value-add services at fund inception and beyond.
Invest for success
Prepare for investment readiness, identify risks, support and track the fund’s progress against its goals.
Harvest the benefits
Review processes and investment-related procedures to support growth and scalability.
Dissolve and terminate
Provide support through liquidation or final distribution phases to ensure key deadlines are met and processes are adequately terminated.
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Invest for success with Kranz.
With nearly 30 years of experience, we are the proud “go-to” partner for full back-office support for funds, general partner entities and venture capital management companies.
Whether you need to optimize day-to-day reporting for real-time visibility or are identifying strategic investment opportunities, we enable you to forge the future of your fund.
Drive venture capital success with tangible benefits:
- Investment readiness
- Successful collaboration with investors and teams
- Optimized reporting capabilities
- Risk reduction
- Saved time