The A1 Anchor Deal.
We become a limited partner in your first-time or second-time venture capital fund. We are happy to be the first and only LP. We do not take carried interest or a share of your managing company.
Deal terms
We invest on discounted LP terms — 1% management fee and 10% carried interest. No ManCo stake, no board seat.
Solo GP anchor
Up to €3m
Team anchor (2+ GPs)
Up to €7m
Target fund size
Up to €30m (rarely above)
Management fee
1%
Carried interest
10%
Board seat
Not required
Geographic restrictions
None
Details
How early do you invest?
We often commit long before our GPs have any other LP commitments. Think of us as a pre-seed investor for funds and their founders.
What types of funds?
First-time and second-time venture capital funds investing in the early stage. We rarely invest in funds over €30m target size, but there is no hard cap.
How do you select?
We look for grit and determination, unique access to dealflow and demonstrated track record of professional excellence.
Chosen by leading funds and institutions
Getting Allocator One as our anchor changed how every other LP saw us. We closed institutional investors who would never have met us without that signal behind us.
Brian Nichols
GP, Oakmont Ventures
The Allocator One batch program was unlike anything I expected. The peer group, LP introductions, and Demo Day got us to first close in half the time I'd planned.
Zach Wallace
GP, VoltOne
Allocator One backed us when we were unknown first-timers. Their anchor commitment and network opened doors that would have taken years to open on our own.
Nicol Reynolds
GP, Aurion VC
Common questions
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We also anchor buyout funds and single deals via SPV structures.
Buyout
€2–15m for small and mid-market buyout funds. Co-investment rights, advisory committee seat.
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