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Selby Lane
Selby Lane deploys $10B+ in venture and private equity funds from Menlo Park, mirroring endowment portfolio construction for external investors.
Selby Lane
Selby Lane is an SEC-registered investment adviser in Charlottesville, VA, registered since 2024. The firm manages $505 million in assets. It has 15 employees and 3 investment advisers.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Menlo Park
Corporate office
Menlo Park, CA, United States
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Selby Lane?
Selby Lane does not publicly name individual managing principals or investment committee members on its website, LinkedIn, or in the provided source materials. The firm emphasizes its team's combined four decades of experience and deep relationships, particularly with elite endowments, but specific decision-makers are not disclosed.
Is Selby Lane structured as a single family office or an asset manager?
Selby Lane is an asset manager, not a single family office. It pools capital from multiple external investors into fund-of-funds vehicles focused on venture capital and private equity, offering both customized portfolios for large partners and turnkey funds with no minimum for smaller investors.
Does Selby Lane make direct investments or only fund commitments?
Selby Lane's primary activity is fund commitments — it has invested in over 400 funds from more than 100 managers. The firm also states that it strategically layers on co-investments, secondary transactions, and GP ownership stakes to augment returns. Specific co-investment examples are not publicly listed.
What investment stages does Selby Lane target?
Selby Lane targets early-stage venture capital, growth equity, and niche specialty private equity globally. The firm invests across multiple stages, using active vintage-year diversification to manage risk. Its website highlights a focus on premier early-stage venture and growth managers, as well as the next generation of emerging stars.
How does Selby Lane source its underlying managers?
Selby Lane sources managers through deep industry relationships cultivated over four decades, primarily from a base in Silicon Valley. The firm emphasizes its high engagement model — acting as a trusted sounding board — and notes that senior personnel sit on over 60 advisory boards, which likely provides proprietary insight into manager quality and access.
What is Selby Lane's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
Selby Lane actively pursues co-investments as part of its portfolio construction toolkit, using them alongside secondaries and GP ownership stakes to augment returns. The firm does not disclose specific co-investment allocation targets or recent co-investment deal names.
Does Selby Lane maintain a minimum investment size?
No. Selby Lane structures its offerings to include turnkey fund options with no investment minimum, making institutional-caliber private equity and venture capital exposure accessible to smaller investors. For larger long-term partners, it develops fully customized portfolios with scale and flexibility.
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