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ARK Venture Fund

ARK Venture Fund

About ARK Invest

What is ARK's value proposition for obtaining access to high quality private companies?

What sort of competitive advantages will companies expect to receive from ARK participation?

What makes the ARK Venture Fund different from its competitors?

How big is the VC team at ARK?

How will ARK work with underlying companies? Will ARK take board seats?

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How To Invest / Redeem

How can I invest in the ARK Venture Fund?

Can I Transfer My ARK Venture Fund Shares From Titan To SoFi?

Will investors get access to all the active investments made before the time of investments, or will there be different tranches of investments based on when they come in?

Will investors get a K1 or 1099?

Is the ARK Venture Fund open to international investors?

Why should retail investors feel confident in investing in venture capital amidst broader economic slowdown? Does ARK believe this is a good time to get capital to work in venture deals?

Will investors be able to get 100% of capital out every quarter? If not, when will investors receive 100% of their investment back if seeking to redeem?

How do liquidity windows work?

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Investment Process

What kind of early-state venture capital funds does ARK plan to invest in? Why invest in other funds?

What is ARK’s value proposition for obtaining access to high-quality private companies?

What is the process for identifying new deals and how are they diligenced?

What makes this fund different from its competitors?

What happens to capital ahead of it being deployed into a new VC investment?

What is the target number of investments? How many privately held companies versus public equity investments?

What do you expect to pay for a position in a private company? How will the underlying investments be weighted within the portfolio?

What percentage of the fund will be deployed into early stage vs. late stage opportunities?

What happens when an ARK Venture portfolio company gets acquired? Does ARK Venture distribute proceeds?

How is this structure different from a private equity limited partnership?

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Structure of the Fund

How have the ARK Venture Fund’s expenses been updated?

Will investors get access to all the active investments made before the time of investments, or will there be different tranches of investors based on when they come in?

Will investors get a K1 or 1099?

What kind of early-state venture capital funds does ARK plan to invest in? Why invest in other funds?

How does venture capital differ from crowdfunding?

What makes this fund different from its competitors?

Why is the starting NAV $20?

What is target AUM? How does not hitting that target change investment philosophy? How does raising far more change philosophy?

What is the target number of investments? How many privately held companies versus public equity investments?

When will the fund value assets? If a company raises a round at a new valuation, does ARK value the asset shortly thereafter or is it done monthly/quarterly?

What do you expect to pay for a position in a private company? How will the underlying investments be weighted within the portfolio?

What percentage of the fund is held in public equities? What is the criteria for these public equities?

What happens when a private company held in the fund goes public?

What is the minimum and maximum range for private assets vs. public equities?

Does this fund have a target life (e.g., 10 years) or is it an evergreen strategy?

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