What are the Compensation Trends for CVC Unit Leaders?

In July’s Thelander Digest, we explore how the total cash compensation for CVC Unit Leaders has changed since 2021 to uncover trends.  The first graph compares the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile for total cash (base salary + bonus, or just base salary) YoY. What does the data tell us? The second graph shows the […]

United States vs. EuropeInvestment Professional Compensation

Since Thelander surveys private companies and investment firms globally, we are frequently asked about regional compensation data within the United States and internationally. Per popular demand, July’s Thelander Digest compares how investment professionals are compensated in the United States vs. Europe. Europe data is reported in USD. Let’s take a look! In the first graph we […]

United States vs. Europe: Where Are CVC Units Paid More?

In June’s Thelander Digest, we examine how compensation differs between corporate venture capital units in the United States versus Europe. So where do you think CVC units are paid more? Let’s dig into the data! The first graph shows the median, the 75th percentile, and the maximum total cash for senior investment professionals in the United States vs. […]

Venture Capital vs. Private Equity: How Does Firm Type Impact Compensation?

In June’s Thelander Digest, we compare managing general partner compensation at venture capital firms to private equity firms. Let’s take a look at the data! About the data: Thelander Data Shows:  The second graph shows us a snapshot of the median, 75th, and maximum total cash and carried interest for managing general partners at venture capital and private equity […]

What are the Compensation Trends for Research & Development Positions? 

In June’s Thelander Digest, we examine the different trends impacting compensation for research & development (R&D) positions.  To do this, we looked at our data on how the median total cash and non-founder shares (non-founder equity) has changed since 2019 for two positions: VP and Director of Research & Development (R&D). In order to keep things consistent, we looked at the […]

How Should You Customize Investment Firm Compensation Data?

In May’s Thelander Digest, we examine which factors make the biggest difference in investment firm compensation.  So, what filters really make a difference? The Thelander platform allows you to easily customize investment firm data by by four filters: total assets under management, size of most recent fund, type of firm, and region. Plus, the data is […]

A Guide To CVC Compensation

In May’s Thelander Digest, we examine what the compensation landscape looks like for CVC professionals. We do this by looking at the median total cash for four different positions: CVC unit leader, senior investment professional, senior associate, and associate.  First, let’s look at how the compensation for each positions is influenced by the filter: total CVC investment capital under team […]

How Should You Customize Private Company Compensation Data?

When examining compensation data for privately held companies – you want to make sure you are using an apple to apple comparison. Meaning? Private company instead of public.  Now that we’ve established a baseline – the next question is, what filters really make a difference? The Thelander platform allows you to easily customize private company data by five filters […]

What’s the Compensation Forecast for CVC Professionals? 

In April’s Thelander Digest, we examine what the compensation landscape looks like for CVC professionals.  Last month, J.Thelander Consulting hosted a webinar with DLA Piper and Bell Mason Group to give a full market update, and examine how CVC compensation trends have evolved in recent years. Jody Thelander, founder & CEO of the namesake firm, discussed exclusive insights, which […]

What’s the Compensation forecast for CVC professionals?  

In April’s Thelander Digest, we examine what the compensation landscape looks like for CVC professionals.  Last month, J.Thelander Consulting hosted a webinar with DLA Piper and Bell Mason Group to give a full market update, and examine how CVC compensation trends have evolved in recent years. Jody Thelander, founder & CEO of the namesake firm, discussed exclusive insights, which […]