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News & Insights from IRC Partners
IRC Partners publishes institutional-grade research on capital stack structuring, GP/LP economics, debt and equity positioning, fund formation, and LP due diligence for real estate sponsors and growth-stage founders.
Each article is written to the standard institutional investors use to evaluate sponsors, not as general education.
November 9, 2026
Investment Committee Deck Preparation for Growth Stage Founders
At most growth equity and venture funds, the investment team builds the investment committee deck.
November 9, 2026
What Mismatches Between a Pitch Deck, Model and Data Room Cause Investors to Lose Confidence?
The mismatches that cost the most trust are the simple ones: a revenue figure, a raise amount, a growth rate or a return that reads one way in the deck and another way in the model or data room.
November 9, 2026
Is a Capital Raise Readiness Audit Worth It Before a $10M+ Raise?
Yes, for most companies raising $10M or more, a readiness audit is worth it.
October 7, 2026
How Should Founders Prepare an Institutional Explanation For a Valuation That Is Higher Than Recent Market Comparables Imply?
How founders can support an above-comparable valuation with documented adjustments, comparable evidence, and return-model sensitivity analysis.
October 6, 2026
What Is the Best Way to Present Unit Economics When a Company Has Multiple Customer Segments or Revenue Streams?
A guide to presenting LTV, CAC, and payback by customer segment or revenue stream for institutional diligence.
October 6, 2026
How Should a Company Build a Clear Bridge From Historical Financials To Its Forward-Looking Capital-Raise Model?
How to connect historical financials to a forward raise model with bridge schedules, supported assumptions, and reconciliations.
October 6, 2026
How Should Management Prepare For Diligence Questions That Challenge The Assumptions In Its Financial Model?
How management can document financial model assumptions, test scenarios, and prepare for institutional diligence questions.
October 6, 2026
How Should a Founder Prepare an Institutional Diligence Narrative When Actual Performance Missed the Original Operating Plan?
A guide to explaining operating-plan misses to institutional LPs with documented causes, revised assumptions, and a forward milestone.
October 5, 2026
How Should Founders Build a 24-Month Operating Plan For a Series B Growth Equity Raise?
A 24-month plan links revenue, hiring, capital deployment, and downside scenarios for Series B diligence.
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