US Capital Right Now: What’s Changing in Access, Allocation, and Liquidity

A private, curated roundtable bringing together a select group of LPs, capital partners, and later-stage founders to unpack how capital is actually behaving in the US, and what’s changing in how it’s accessed, allocated, and recycled.

This session is designed for those actively navigating US capital, not observing it at a distance.

We’re hosting a curated session with a San Francisco-based secondaries investor, with experience across family office allocation, venture-backed companies, and cross-border capital markets. His work sits at the intersection of venture, secondaries, and private capital allocation.

The session will focus on how capital is behaving in the US today, from the perspective of those actively deploying and allocating.

We’ll explore:

What’s actually different about accessing capital in the US vs Europe (beyond the obvious)Where emerging managers are getting traction — and where they’re notHow secondaries are reshaping liquidity, pricing, and fund dynamicsWhat founders consistently get wrong when approaching US capital

The conversation will continue in a more informal setting over drinks, allowing for direct, one-to-one discussions across the group.

Guest speaker:

Chris Shen, Neuco Academy

Chris is an investor, entrepreneur and lawyer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a co-founder and managing partner of Neuco Academy, a secondaries fund that focuses on acquiring venture capital fund (LP) stakes. He is also a co-founder and venture partner of Quinova Partners, which focuses on late stage/pre-IPO direct investments.

Previously, Chris co-founded Revere, a fintech company focused on venture capital fund data and ratings, which was acquired by another startup. Before that, Chris co-founded a Hong Kong-based single family office, where he oversaw external fund investments and was a member of the investment committee.

Chris began his career as a corporate finance and M&A lawyer at Baker McKenzie. Based in Asia from 2006-2019, Chris is a SFC Type 1, 4, and 9 licensed responsible officer in Hong Kong, admitted to practice law in the State of Texas and speaks fluent Mandarin.

Format

Small, curated groupThe session is structured to encourage direct exchange between founders and capital partners.

This session is designed for:

Founders at Series A–B (strong Seed) actively thinking about US expansion or capitalLPs, family offices, and capital partners interested transatlantic opportunities, emerging managers

Access

Attendance is limited to a small number of participants to ensure a high-quality discussion.

All requests to join are reviewed, and participation is confirmed based on overall room composition.

🔒 Limited seats. RSVP required. A small number of external placements are available by approval only.

Our previous sessions have included investors, operators, and founders building across the UK, Europe, and the US.

FAQ / House rules:

Chatham House Rule: what’s shared in the room stays in the room.No pitching the room: intros are fine; hard selling isn’t.Respect time + signal: come prepared to contribute, not just extract.

Dress code: business casual

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Hosts

Sclr Labs x Innovation Hub with Landmark