# Solo GP tools for a fund run by one person

> Solo GP tools have to do an analyst's first pass without hiding how. Delsivo is designed so a one-person fund can publish a thesis, have every inbound deck read with slide citations and checked against it, and keep claims and requests in one record per deal. You review the reasons and make every decision. Intake and screening come in the pilot; interviews and guest sharing in the first release.

Source: https://delsivo.com/for/micro-vcs-and-solo-gps · Updated 2026-11-06 · Planned, not available yet

## Key takeaways

- With no analyst, the fit report is the first reader, so every line shows its source and can be checked in seconds.
- One seat is enough to start. Add a venture partner or scout as a role later, with access limited to what they need.
- Solo GPs often follow rather than lead. Sharing a deal's evidence with a lead investor as a guest arrives in the first release.
- LP reporting, fund accounting and capital calls are out of scope. Delsivo covers deals, not the fund's books.

## What changes when there is no analyst

At a larger fund, an analyst reads the deck, checks it against the thesis and writes three lines for a partner. A solo GP does all of it, between LP meetings, portfolio calls and travel. Inbound piles up, and the decks that get read are the ones that arrive at a quiet moment.

A tool that summarises decks doesn't solve this if the summary has to be checked against the deck anyway. What helps is a first pass whose working is visible: each fact with its slide, each criterion with the value found and the rule it was checked against. Reading that takes a fraction of the time of reading the deck, and you can still open the slide whenever a line looks off.

## Solo GP tools: what to hand off and what to keep

Work split for a one-person fund

| Task | Delsivo | You | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading the deck | Extracts facts with slide citations and flags weak slides | Open any slide that matters | Pilot |
| Thesis check | Applies your rubric, marks Met, Mismatch or Unknown with sources | Review mismatches, override with a reason | Pilot |
| Questions for the founder | Turns unknowns into questions and drafts a short form | Approve before it is sent | Pilot |
| First conversation | Runs a live AI interview the founder starts when it suits them | Decide who gets a call | First release |
| Checking claims | Keeps each claim with its source and label | Mark claims Corroborated or Disputed | Pilot |
| Sharing with a lead | Shares chosen evidence with a named guest until access expires | Choose what to share | First release |

## Working alongside lead investors

Many solo GPs write smaller cheques next to a lead. The useful thing to bring is not a second memo but the claims you checked and where you checked them. In the first release you can share a deal's deck and labelled claims with a lead's partner as a guest expert, with a preview and download policy and an expiry date. They see nothing else in your workspace.

The reverse also matters. When a lead sends you their materials, upload them to the deal as documents, so the claims they support carry those files as sources.

## Setting up as a one-person fund

1. Write your thesis as a handful of hard rules and two or three weighted preferences. Keep it short; you can publish a new version any time.
2. Brand your portal on a subdomain and put the link on your website and in your email signature.
3. Send private referral links to the founders and co-investors who already send you deals.
4. Turn on multi-factor sign-in, which is required for partners, and invite nobody else until you need to.

## Limits for one-person funds

- Not a CRM replacement at first. CRM import and export are planned for later.
- No LP portal, fund accounting, capital calls or reporting to investors in the fund.
- Pricing for small funds isn't set. Design partner pilots are priced with each fund.
- If you see only a few decks a month, the pilot's measurements won't mean much yet.

## Frequently asked questions

### Do I need a team to use Delsivo?

No. One partner can run the whole workflow. Roles exist for when you add a venture partner, scout or analyst, and each sees only what their role allows.

### Will Delsivo decide which deals I take a call on?

No. It orders the queue by your rubric and shows its reasons. You decide every call, pass and investment, and can override any suggestion with a recorded reason.

### Can Delsivo produce reports for my LPs?

No. LP reporting and fund accounting are out of scope. Delsivo keeps the evidence and decisions for each deal, which you can draw on when you write to your investors.

## Related pages

- [Delsivo for pre-seed funds](https://delsivo.com/for/pre-seed-funds)
- [Thesis screening](https://delsivo.com/thesis-screening)
- [Inbound application screening](https://delsivo.com/use-cases/inbound-application-screening)
- [Pricing](https://delsivo.com/pricing)