Manager Q&A
3. Does Hedge Fund Launch, LLC provide any marketing services?
Q1: Do I need to have any initial capital under management to qualify for your services? If so, what is the threshold of acceptance?
A1: Hedge Fund Launch, LLC no longer matches seed capital providers with start up or emerging hedge fund managers. However, Hedge Fund Launch, LLC's blog and new suite of services are intended to help new and emerging managers at all points within their lifecycle from concept all the way up to follow-on capital raising and distribution strategies.
Q2: As a start up hedge fund manager, do the services of Hedge Fund Launch, LLC include setting up my back office operation, and/or a relationship with a prime broker?
A2: No, we do not directly offer back office, prime brokerage, brokerage, audit, or legal services. However, for a fee, we do assist managers in selecting all outside service providers necessary to support the new venture including executing brokers, prime brokers, accountants, auditors, attorneys, administrators, technology and data providers, marketing agents, etc. Please visit our Consulting Services page to learn more.
Q3: Does Hedge Fund Launch, LLC provide any marketing services?
A3: Hedge Fund Launch, LLC and its affiliated entities do not directly provide marketing or brokerage services. As most marketing agents and groups of non-seed investors do not typically represent start-up managers, Hedge Fund Launch, LLC can advise managers as to how to most effectively approach these different factions.
Q4: In terms of your database, are offshore as well as domestic hedge funds welcome to list in it? Do your consulting services extend to off-shore hedge funds as well?
A4: The Hedge Fund Launch database of hedge funds is open to offshore investors and managers in addition to their onshore counterparts. Yes, our consulting services include offshore hedge funds.