The Aligned Capital Program
From curious about venture to confident evaluating funds.
Build the knowledge to decide whether venture fits your life, with no expectation to invest.
No finance background or prior venture experience required.
Interested in the founding cohort? Join the waitlist
Founding cohort
$1250
Standard tuition is $1999 after founding cohort.
- Four weeks and seven modules
- One 60-minute group session/week, recorded
- Video lessons and tools, with lifetime access
- Approximately two hours of work on your own each week
- One year of access to the Aligned LP Community
Prefer to learn on your own? Ask me about the self-study option.
This is for you if
- You’ve built a successful career and want to understand venture capital before committing money to it.
- You’re accredited, working toward it, or want to understand the path first.
- You’re navigating a liquidity event.
- You want a framework for evaluating funds and managers, not a list of funds to buy.
- You want to learn alongside other women making the same decisions.
Designed for women. Allies welcome.
A note on fit
This is not the right program for you if you’re looking for fund recommendations, guaranteed returns, or investments you can sell quickly. This program is not designed to teach fund managers how to raise a fund, or founders how to raise their next round.
From your money story to life as an LP
Each module answers questions you may be asking, with practical frameworks and tools to help you make your own informed decisions.
- Money Story & Capital IdentityWhat do I want my money to stand for?
Define what capital means to you, the role you want it to play in your life, and what you want your investing decisions to support.
Exercises and tools: Capital Identity Statement
- Understanding Private Markets & VentureHow does venture work, and am I eligible?
Understand where venture sits within private markets, how the asset class works, and the language you need to follow the conversation.
- Venture Fund StrategyWhat makes one fund different from another?
Learn how venture funds operate, how managers make money, how capital is deployed, how the fund lifecycle works, and how performance is measured.
Exercises and tools: Fund Model Template
- Building Your Investment ThesisWhat do I want to invest in, and why?
Turn what you care about into a written, specific, testable thesis for the kinds of funds and opportunities you want to evaluate.
Exercises and tools: Top 60 Values Exercise, Investment Thesis Exercise
- Sourcing & Due DiligenceWhere do I find funds, and what should I ask?
Learn where aligned funds are found, how LPs get access to opportunities, what to investigate, and what to ask before making a decision.
Exercises and tools: Sourcing Tracker, Due Diligence Toolkit
- CommittingHow much would I commit, and how do I decide?
Learn how to think about commitment size, document your decision, plan for capital calls, and establish your own LP decision-making practice.
Exercises and tools: Your Commitment Plan
- Life as an LPWhat happens after I commit?
Understand what happens after you invest: capital calls and cash management, quarterly reports, K-1 season, manager communication, and how an LP interest fits into your broader ownership and estate plan.
The Capstone
Your reusable fund evaluation system: the LP Decision Stack
Everything you build in the program, compiled into one decision package you keep and can use on any fund you consider.
The Aligned LP Community
The founding Aligned Capital Program cohort will also launch the Aligned LP Community, a place to continue learning and connecting after the four-week program.
I built this program from my own experience as an LP.
Learning how venture capital worked gave me the confidence to participate.
Due Diligence ToolkitInvestor Relations Questionnaire
How does the fund call capital (upfront, quarterly, deal-by-deal)? What is the typical notice period for ?
Why it matters
Some funds ask for your committed money all at once, others in stages. Knowing how and when, and how much notice you’ll get, helps you keep cash ready.
Questions about the program
What does the Aligned Capital Program offer that I won’t get from free articles or webinars?
The Aligned Capital Program gives you an organized curriculum and practical tools for working through a fund decision. Free articles and webinars may be enough for an introduction; the Aligned Capital Program provides the full decision framework you can revisit for any fund. Below are just a few of the tools included:
- An investment thesis describing what you want your capital to support and the criteria you want to investigate.
- A Sourcing Tracker for organizing funds and recording what you learn.
- A Due Diligence Toolkit with questions for managers, founders they have backed, and past LPs.
- Your Commitment Plan, for examining a commitment alongside your other financial priorities.
Do I need venture experience or accredited investor status to join?
No. The program teaches venture fund investing from the ground up. You don’t need prior venture experience or accredited investor status to participate.
Do I need to be ready to invest?
No. You can join while you’re exploring whether venture belongs in your financial life. Moving forward, waiting, or deciding against an investment can each be an informed outcome.
How much time does the program take?
The cohort runs four weeks, with one 60-minute group session each week, alongside self-guided lessons and practical exercises.
Will you recommend specific funds?
No. The Aligned Capital Program is independent of any fund. You’ll learn a process for finding and evaluating funds, preparing questions for managers, and documenting your decisions. The program provides education not personalized investment advice.
What happens after the program?
You’ll keep the frameworks and tools you’ve built. The founding cohort will also launch the Aligned LP Community for continued learning and connection. Community access details will be shared with the enrollment information.
Ready to learn more about the Aligned Capital Program?
A 20-minute call about your goals, what the program covers, and whether the founding cohort fits.
Get first access to the founding cohort.
Learn how to evaluate venture funds, understand the commitment, and decide whether becoming an LP fits your financial life.