What Are Director of Investor Relations Making at Investment Firms?
Investor relations has become a strategic role at investment firms, and Director of Investor Relations compensation is starting to reflect it. As fundraising and exits take longer, Directors of IR sit at the intersection of capital raising, LP communication and firm reputation. So, does the compensation data reflect that growing responsibility? At firms with less […]
What do CFOs at private companies make?
CFOs are invaluable at private companies (AKA startups) —often seen as the #2 alongside the CEO. At later‑stage private companies, the CFO isn’t just running finance; they’re co‑piloting the business and owning the path to liquidity (which is opening back up). So, what are these key players making? Using YoY data from the Thelander platform (available […]
Family Office vs. Venture Capital Firms: Who Pays More?
When it comes to family office vs venture capital compensation, there’s no single answer to who pays more, it depends entirely on the role, the percentile you’re using and the total AUM. This week’s investment firm data drop analyzes total cash and carried interest compensation for Managing General Partners and Director / Principal level roles at family offices and […]
Startup Compensation Trends: Five Straight Years of Total Cash Growth
Startup compensation trends continued their upward climb in 2025. This data drop analyzes total cash compensation trends across four key positions – CEOs, CSOs, Engineering Managers and Operation Managers – at startups that have raised between $50 and $109.9 million in total financing. Thelander data shows that total cash increased in 2025 for all four positions at […]
Investment Firm Compensation: Salary Increases for 2026
Welcome back to the Thelander Compensation Digest. As we wrap up 2025, here is a sneak peek at the results from our Salary Increase & Bonus Survey with PitchBook. Noteworthy is the cost of living increase as a factor for salary increases, which ties directly to market conditions. Find out more below! The percentage of […]
Investment Firm Salary Increases for 2026
Welcome back to the Thelander Compensation Digest. As we wrap up 2025, here is a sneak peek at the results from our Salary Increase & Bonus Survey with PitchBook. Noteworthy is the cost of living increase as a factor for salary increases, which ties directly to market conditions. Find out more below! The percentage of […]
Diving into Private Company Salary Increases
Most private company roles saw higher raise rates in 2025, especially at the leadership level. See which positions got the biggest bumps with Thelander’s exclusive benchmark data.
Private Company Compensation by Gender: What the Data Shows for Executives and Staff
This month, we are digging into gender compensation data for executives and staff-level employees. According to the PitchBook – NVCA Q3 Venture Monitor Report, “80% of first-time financings go to all-male teams.” Thelander has been tracking gender compensation dat for the last 10 years. So, how does this impact compensation? The composition of the 9,734 total […]
The State of Gender Compensation in VC
This month, we are digging into gender compensation data among partners and non-partners at venture capital firms. The compensation of the 3,905 total employees whose gender was indicated in our 2025 Thelander-PitchBook Investment Firm Compensation Survey was: So, what’s the breakdown in venture at firms with less than $1 billion in total AUM? Male partners […]
Are Bonuses A Part of Your Total Compensation Program?
This month, we are digging into bonuses. For investment firms, bonuses can come in a couple of forms: According to the PitchBook – NVCA Q3 Venture Monitor Report, “GPs are exploring ways to generate distributions. The use of secondaries continues to grow, and new ways to use continuation-style vehicles are starting to enter the market. Now, […]