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Principal Risks
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Jun. 30, 2026
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]  
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Early-Stage Companies Risks
The types of investments that the Company anticipates making involve a high degree of risk. In general, financial and operating risks confronting portfolio companies can be significant. While targeted returns should reflect the perceived level of risk in any investment situation, there can be no assurance that the Company will be adequately compensated for risks taken. A loss of the Company’s entire investment is possible. The timing of profit realization is highly uncertain. Losses are likely to occur early in the Company’s term, while successes often require a long maturation.
Early-stage companies often experience unexpected problems in the areas of product development, manufacturing, marketing, financing and general management, which, in some cases, cannot be adequately solved. In addition, such companies may require substantial amounts of financing, which may not be available through institutional private placements or the public markets. In addition, the markets that such companies target are highly competitive and in many cases the competition consists of larger companies with access to greater resources. The percentage of companies that survive and prosper can be small. Given the rapid timelines often associated with accelerator programs such as Y Combinator, and the inherently limited information available on early-stage companies, the Adviser’s evaluation of a given opportunity is generally conducted on an expedited basis, which creates heightened risk for investors in such early-stage companies.
YC Companies Risk
Because the Company focuses its investments in YC Companies, it may be more concentrated in certain types of businesses (such as high-growth or technology-oriented companies) and may perform differently than funds that invest in a broader range of companies or have a less focused investment approach. In addition, any limitation imposed by Y Combinator on the Company’s access to YC Companies could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.
Equity Securities Risks
The prices of equity securities fluctuate based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. The value of the equity securities held by the Company may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage, the issuer’s historical and prospective earnings, the value of its assets and reduced demand for its goods and services. Common equity securities in which the Company may invest are structurally subordinated to preferred stock, bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure in terms of priority to corporate income, and are therefore inherently more risky than preferred stock or debt instruments of such issuers.
SAFEs Risk
A SAFE is an agreement between an investor and a company in which the company generally agrees that the investor’s investment will be converted into equity in the company upon certain trigger events. SAFEs do not represent an equity ownership interest at the time of investment. They are designed for early-stage, high-growth startup companies that are expected to raise additional capital in the future. If such growth or financing does not occur, the economic assumptions
underlying the investment may not be realized. Unlike common stock, SAFEs do not provide holders with any current ownership rights, including voting rights or rights to dividends, and instead represent only a contractual right to receive equity in the future upon the occurrence of specified triggering events, such as a future equity financing, acquisition, or initial public offering, which may not occur. If such triggering events do not occur, the Company may never receive equity securities and could lose its entire investment. In certain circumstances, a portfolio company may raise additional capital through alternative financing structures that do not trigger conversion. Even if a triggering event occurs, the terms governing conversion may be complex and highly variable, including valuation caps, discounts, or other mechanisms, such as most favored nation or pro rata provisions, that may significantly affect the amount and value of equity ultimately received.
The valuation of the portfolio company used in the conversion of the SAFEs will be determined by the investors investing in the next priced equity financing round that triggers conversion of the SAFEs, which valuation may not be known by the Company or an accurate reflection of the valuation of the portfolio company at that time.
A SAFE investment’s value may not change for an extended period of time, for example, until a conversion is triggered. Upon conversion, the Company’s investment in the company that issued the SAFE may change significantly, impacting the Company’s NAV per share and potentially the trading price for the Shares. Because SAFEs are valued based on estimates of future contingent events, their reported fair value may differ materially from realized outcomes.
Private Investments Risk
Investments in private companies involve a high degree of business and financial risk that can result in substantial losses. Less information is available with respect to private companies compared to public companies and private company investments offer limited liquidity. Private companies in which the Company may invest may have limited financial resources, shorter operating histories, more asset concentration risk, narrower product lines and smaller market shares than larger businesses, which tend to render such private companies more vulnerable to competitors’ actions and market conditions, as well as general economic downturns. These companies generally have less predictable operating results, may from time to time be parties to litigation, may be engaged in rapidly changing businesses with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence, and may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or maintain their competitive position. Private company investments are more difficult to value than public companies due to less information being available and valuations may fluctuate more dramatically than those of public companies.
The Company expects to make minority investments where it may have little to no opportunity to negotiate the terms of a particular private investment or to require a specific private company in which the Company invests to disclose any particular type of information to the Company, either in connection with diligence or as ongoing reporting. Where the Company invests alongside an unaffiliated lead investor, the Adviser may rely to some extent on the lead investor’s diligence on the relevant investment and to negotiate certain terms of the investment.