Capital Formation · Investor Relations · Private Markets
Capital formation and investor relations for private markets. $64M raised under direct advisory in the last twelve months. I also write an investor-relations newsletter with 119,000 subscribers, about 21,000 of whom open 50 or more of my emails every six months.
I open the doors most firms spend years trying to reach.
$64M
Raised under direct advisory, last 12 months
207+
Firms advised
119K
Newsletter subscribers
21K
Subscribers who open 50+ of my emails every 6 months
The Dual Threat
Most execs know capital or code. I do both.
Most teams selling into institutional capital sound like outsiders because they are. I write one of the largest investor-relations newsletters in the business: 119,000 subscribers, with about 21,000 who open 50 or more of my emails every six months.
That is a standing relationship with the people who allocate and raise capital, built over years. Not a list I bought.
Most capital-formation leaders can manage relationships or read a report. Few can build the reporting and intelligence underneath it. I can. I deploy production GCP, BigQuery, and data pipelines that turn SEC filings, board minutes, and LP signals into a real-time view of where capital is moving.
For an IR or capital-formation org, that means the data edge lives in-house, not in a vendor invoice.
How I Engage
I'm looking for one of these roles. The right fit depends on what your firm needs most.
For PE, credit, and alts firms raising from institutional LPs. I run the raise end to end: LP relationships, the narrative, the data room, and the follow-through that actually closes commitments.
Institutional distribution into allocators, consultants, and family offices. Your team sounds like outsiders because they are. I bring the audience, the credibility, and decades of closing.
For PE/VC firms that want portfolio-level capital and distribution leadership. I help portfolio companies reach institutional capital, and I know what allocators actually fund because I've raised from them.
I'm looking for a senior capital-formation or investor-relations seat in private markets. I also take on a small number of advisory engagements with firms raising $100M+.
Let's talk →The Engine
I build automated data trains that extract proprietary signals from SEC filings, board minutes, and LP commitment data. Here's what runs under the hood.
// Proprietary Signal Extraction Pipeline
// What gives a FinTech product or a fund an actual edge
$ node pipeline/sec-form-d-scraper.js
[OK] 318,000+ Form D filings indexed (2021-2026)
[OK] Cross-referenced with 13F institutional holdings
[OK] LP commitment signals extracted → BigQuery
$ gcloud ai models predict --model=lp-intent-scoring
[OK] GP profiles scored on filing + engagement signals
[OK] Intent signals: webinar attendance + form submissions
[OK] High-intent prospects flagged → CRM webhook
$ npm run verify:email-pipeline
[OK] 89,000 LP contacts, 51,000 confirmed deliverable
[OK] Validated via MillionVerifier
[OK] Stripe telemetry: churn recovery sequence active
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51K
Confirmed-deliverable LP contacts (of 89K total)
318K
Form D filings indexed (2021-2026)
Solo
Built and deployed by one operator, no eng team
Background
Deep B2B sales background. Built and sold a social media consultancy. #1 Amazon bestselling author. Promoted 100+ punk shows. Grew up in the DIY scene and never left.
I built LP Blueprint from a failed VC fundraise into one of the largest investor-relations newsletters in the world. 119,000 subscribers, with about 21,000 who open 50 or more of my emails every six months.
Then I built the SaaS platform to match. Real-time LP check tracking. Verified contacts. Proprietary data pipelines. The whole thing runs on infrastructure I deployed myself.
I didn't learn this in a boardroom. I learned it the hard way, and then I watched 207+ firms learn it the same way, one painful quarter at a time.
If you're raising institutional capital, or building the team that does, I'd like to talk.