Free Fund Management Software for Solo GPs: Why VentureLens Doesn't Charge You to Start
Most fund management platforms start at $10K/year. VentureLens is free for solo GPs. Here's why — and what you get without paying a cent.
If you're a solo GP raising your first fund, you've probably had the same experience: you find a fund management platform that looks great, click "pricing," and see $10,000/year minimums. Or worse — "Contact sales."
We built VentureLens with a free tier because we believe professional fund management shouldn't require a $500M AUM.
What You Get for Free
The VentureLens Starter tier includes:
- 1 fund with up to 10 portfolio companies and 5 LPs
- Deal pipeline with Kanban-style tracking
- Fund dashboard with real-time metrics
- Multi-currency support (20+ currencies)
- Portfolio monitoring with structured data collection
- Harbour access for your portfolio companies (free FP&A tools for founders)
No credit card. No trial period. No feature gates that make the free tier unusable. This is a real, functional fund management platform.
Why Free Matters for Emerging Markets
The economics of emerging market venture capital are different from Silicon Valley. First funds are often $2-10M, not $50-100M. Management fees at 2% on a $5M fund are $100K/year — and you need that for deal sourcing, legal, and operations, not software subscriptions.
When the cheapest alternative is $10K/year, many GPs default to Google Sheets. That works until your first LP asks for a capital account statement, or you need to calculate NAV across three currencies, or you need to generate a quarterly report for 5 different investors.
Free means you can start professional from day one, even on a $5M fund.
When to Upgrade
The Growth tier at $49/month makes sense when you're managing multiple funds or have more than 10 portfolio companies. It adds:
- 3 funds, 50 portfolio companies, 25 LPs
- LP portal — a branded portal where investors see real-time performance
- Fund accounting — multi-currency NAV, fee management, audit exports
- Team collaboration (5 seats)
- Capital calls & distributions
At $49/month ($588/year), it's still 95% cheaper than most alternatives.
The Professional tier at $149/month is for established fund managers who need unlimited everything, custom branding, API access, and priority support.
The Real Cost of Free Alternatives
Spreadsheets are free too, but they have hidden costs:
- Time — Hours every month formatting reports, reconciling currencies, and chasing portfolio companies for data
- Errors — Manual formula mistakes that affect LP statements and fund performance calculations
- Credibility — LPs notice when your reports look like they were made in Excel
- Scale — What works for 3 portfolio companies breaks at 10
VentureLens eliminates these costs from day one, without adding a software cost.
Start Free Today
Sign up at app.vistaley.com. You'll have a working fund dashboard in under 15 minutes. When you invite your portfolio companies, they get free access to Harbour — so they benefit too.
No sales calls. No demos required. No credit card.
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