Thelander IF Digest: July 2022

Compensation Differences: Venture Capital vs. Private Equity Firms

July’s Thelander Digest examines compensation differences between venture capital firms and private equity firms, particularly for lower-level investment professionals. 

Thelander data indicates:

• At firms with less than $500 Million AUM, Associates, Senior Associates, and Directors/Principals all have higher total cash compensation at PE firms than at VC firms.

 For firms with $500-$999 Million AUM, we find:

• VC and PE total cash begin to get a little closer for Senior Associates and Directors/Principals, with the 75th percentile for Director/Principals at VC firms even higher than those at PE firms.
• For Associates, there is still a large gap between VC and PE.

And lastly, at firms with more than $1 Billion AUM, our data shows:

• The gap between VC and PE widens out again, with lower-level investment professionals at PE firms making significantly more, especially at the Director/Principal level.

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