AI-Powered · Emerging VC · UK Fund Admin

AI-enabled fund operations
for emerging managers.

Purser is the AI operating system for emerging UK VC managers. It handles LP onboarding, capital calls, portfolio reporting, and regulatory filings — so you can spend your time on what creates returns.

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More time on what creates returns

The best GPs win on deal quality, portfolio support, and LP relationships — not on admin. Purser handles the ops so you can focus on the 20% that actually moves the needle.

Raise Fund II from a position of strength

Institutional-quality LP reporting, on time, every quarter. LPs who receive exceptional reporting re-up. LPs who receive Excel attachments at month-end don't.

Scale without adding headcount

Purser lets a two-person team operate like a full ops function. Deploy the savings into sourcing, advisors, or portfolio support — where they compound.

What Purser automates

The complete fund ops stack.

Every task that currently consumes your team's time — Purser handles end to end, with GP review before anything goes out.

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LP Onboarding

Digital subscription documents, KYC/AML checks, e-signatures, and LP portal access — automated. New LP onboarded in 48 hours.

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Capital Calls

AI calculates drawdown amounts, drafts notices for each LP, sends them, tracks receipt, and confirms at close. You approve in one click.

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NAV Reporting

AI pulls portfolio data, applies your valuation policy, and produces a GP-ready NAV report. Monthly, automated, no analyst needed.

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LP Quarterly Reports

AI drafts the full quarterly LP letter from fund data. You review and approve in 20 minutes. Reports go out on schedule, every quarter, without fail.

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Portfolio Data Collection

AI sends structured data requests to portfolio companies, chases non-responders, validates submissions, and compiles the MI pack — automatically.

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Management Reporting

Weekly fund dashboard for the GP team: cash position, portfolio KPIs, LP status, upcoming obligations. One source of truth, always current.

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Regulatory Filings

Annex IV, FATCA, CRS — AI prepares filings from fund data. Compliance officer reviews and submits. Regulatory burden drops from weeks to hours.

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Audit Preparation

AI organises work papers, responds to auditor data requests, and produces an audit-ready trial balance — reducing external audit costs materially.

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SPV + Fund in One

Start with SPVs for early deals, scale into a fund. One platform, one LP experience. Your earliest investors follow you into Fund I without any migration.

Purser doesn't just reduce costs. It unlocks growth.

The best fund managers use operational leverage to spend more time on what matters — not to cut their admin bill. Here's what that looks like in practice.

Better LP experience → easier Fund II raise

LPs judge emerging managers heavily on professionalism and communication. Institutional-quality quarterly reports, sent on time, build the trust that converts a Fund I LP into a Fund II anchor. Purser makes that standard, not exceptional.

Better portfolio data → better investment decisions

When you have clean, consistent monthly KPIs from every portfolio company, you spot problems earlier, identify follow-on opportunities faster, and write better board memos. That translates directly into portfolio performance.

More GP time → more quality dealflow

Every hour your team spends on admin is an hour not spent on sourcing, reference calls, or portfolio company support. The funds that win over a decade win on the quality of attention they give to their best bets.

Operational credibility → institutional LP access

Larger LPs — family offices, endowments, funds-of-funds — require institutional-quality reporting before they'll even take a meeting. Purser gives you the infrastructure to credibly approach these LPs from Fund I, not Fund III.

How it looks

Built for how GPs actually work.

Every screen is designed around one principle: give the GP a clear view, fast approval, and confidence that nothing is falling through the gaps.

01 — Capital Calls

One approval.
Purser does the rest.

You set the drawdown amount and close date. Purser calculates each LP's call, drafts the notices, sends them out, and tracks receipt — chasing automatically if funds haven't arrived by the deadline.

  • Pre-calculated amounts per LP based on commitments
  • Branded notices sent via LP portal and email
  • Real-time receipt tracking with automatic chases
  • Capital call confirmed at close with no manual reconciliation
Capital Calls — Purser
Q2 2026 — Drawdown #3
In progress
£620k
Total called
£480k
Received
£140k
Outstanding
LP Name
Called
Due
Status
Hartley Family Office
£200,000
28 Jun
Received
Meridian Ventures
£150,000
28 Jun
Received
Ashworth Capital
£130,000
28 Jun
Notice sent
B. Sutherland (HNWI)
£80,000
28 Jun
Chase sent
Thornfield Endowment
£60,000
30 Jun
Scheduled
02 — LP Reporting

Institutional-quality
reports. GP approves in 20 min.

Purser drafts the full quarterly LP letter from your fund data — performance narrative, portfolio company updates, market commentary, and key metrics. You review, edit if needed, and approve. It goes out on schedule.

  • Draft generated from actual fund and portfolio data
  • GP edits inline, no document switching
  • Branded PDF sent to LP portal and email simultaneously
  • Version history and read receipts tracked automatically
LP Quarterly Report — Purser
Q1 2026 LP Report — Hartley Family Office
Draft · AI-generated
£8.4M
NAV
1.24x
TVPI
12
Portfolio cos.
Q1 was a strong quarter for the portfolio. Two companies achieved revenue milestones ahead of schedule, and the overall NAV increased by 8% quarter-on-quarter driven primarily by a new funding round at Bloom & Wild (2.1x step-up to previous valuation). We made one new investment in the period — Helio Energy — at Seed stage, which aligns with our climate tech mandate.

Purser drafted this section from fund data and portfolio company submissions. GP review time: ~18 minutes. Click any paragraph to edit inline before sending.

AI-drafted from fund data · Last updated 2 hours ago
03 — Portfolio Intelligence

Portfolio KPIs collected. Automatically.

Purser sends structured data requests to every portfolio company at the start of each reporting period. Founders complete a short web form. Purser validates and compiles. You get clean, consistent data — without chasing anyone.

  • Customisable KPI templates per company or sector
  • Automated reminders and escalations for non-responders
  • Data validated for consistency before it reaches you
  • Compiled into management pack and LP report automatically
Portfolio Data — Q1 2026 · Purser
Q1 2026 data collection
9/12 submitted · Due 15 Apr
Company
MRR
Headcount
Runway
Status
Bloom & Wild
Consumer · Seed
£320k
41
22 mo.
Submitted
Primer
Fintech · Series A
£1.1M
88
18 mo.
Submitted
Wayve
Deep tech · Series B
240
31 mo.
Chase sent
Helio Energy
CleanTech · Seed
£28k
9
14 mo.
Submitted
NovaMed
Healthtech · Seed
£0
6
9 mo.
Overdue

The problem we're solving.

"We're a two-person team managing a £12M fund. We spend more time on capital calls and LP reporting than on actually supporting our portfolio companies. That's backwards."

JM
Fund I GP
£12M fund · Pre-seed · London

"Every quarter I spend two weeks chasing portfolio companies for KPIs, writing the LP letter, reformatting it in Word. There's no reason a machine couldn't do 80% of that."

AT
VC Fund Manager
Fund II · £22M AUM

"Our biggest LP told us they re-upped into Fund II partly because our reporting was the best they received across their portfolio. That's the bar now — and it takes real infrastructure to hit it consistently."

RC
Solo GP
Fund I deployed · Fund II closed

"The family offices I want to bring into Fund II ask for institutional-quality reporting from day one. With our current setup we can't credibly show them that. It's a real barrier to the next level."

SB
Emerging GP
Raising Fund II · £35M target
FAQ

Your questions answered.

Purser is designed for UK emerging managers running Fund I or Fund II, typically £5M–£50M. This is precisely the segment underserved by institutional fund admins, who price for large multi-hundred-million vehicles. There's no minimum — GPs often start with SPVs on the platform before they have a formal fund, then migrate operations as they raise.
For sub-threshold emerging managers (typically below £100M AUM, no leverage), yes — Purser is designed to be the full fund admin stack. For larger or more complex funds with bespoke structures, Purser handles the majority of operational work while any existing compliance function handles specific filings. We scope this with you before you commit.
Typically 48 hours from invitation to LP portal access. The LP receives a branded digital invitation, completes subscription documents online, uploads KYC documents, and Purser runs automated AML checks. GP reviews and approves. LP receives portal access. Compare that to 2–3 weeks with paper-based subscription documents and manual KYC review.
Founders receive a branded data request from the GP at the start of each reporting period. They complete a short web form with the KPIs you've defined for that company. Takes 10–15 minutes. Purser validates the submissions and compiles them — the founder never needs to log into a new system beyond the first setup, and the GP never has to chase manually.
That depends on your structure. Sub-threshold AIFMs face lighter regulatory requirements. Purser operates within an FCA Appointed Representative framework, which covers the arranging and reporting activities that emerging managers need. For specific regulatory advice, you'll need your own compliance counsel — but Purser reduces the compliance burden regardless of your structure.

Build the fund you
actually want to run.

Design partner programme open for emerging UK managers in 2026.