It’s helpful when pitching venture capital firms to understand the mechanics of how the venture fund itself works. This will often give you an inside glimpse as to the motivations of the partners as well as how to understand the goals of venture capital firms overall.

Investors want to find the right fit. They want the right location, market size and traction, among other things.

How a Venture Capital Firm is Created

A group of smart people get together and decide that they would like to raise a venture fund to make investments in promising companies. In order to attract investment capital, they reach out to and pitch limited partners (LPs) who commit large sums of capital to the fund. They believe that the newly minted venture capital firm...