IMX Platform · Service 02

ManCo-as-a-Service

A regulated fund manager platform for your venture capital fund.

ManCo-as-a-Service supports sponsors, emerging managers, specialist teams and capital owners launching a venture capital fund with an existing thesis, investor base, pipeline or target investment.

The Service

You lead the strategy. IMX runs the regulated manager.

The service allows clients to launch and operate a venture capital fund through an ADGM-regulated structure, while keeping the investment strategy, market positioning and portfolio relationships led by the client.

IMX builds the operating layer behind the fund, so you can focus on the investment.

Division of Labour

What IMX does

We build the operating layer behind the fund.

  • Fund setup coordination
  • Legal and provider workstreams
  • Governance process
  • Compliance oversight
  • Risk oversight
  • Investor onboarding oversight
  • Reporting oversight
  • Fund records
  • Ongoing operational management

What the client leads

  • The investment thesis
  • The target market
  • The investment rationale
  • The pipeline
  • The portfolio relationships
Who it is for

Managers with a strategy who need a regulated structure.

Clients who have a clear investment strategy or target investment and need a regulated fund structure to execute it.

First-time fund managers Specialist operators Sponsor-led funds Investment teams Family offices Strategic investors Single-investor vehicles
How it works
01

Confirm the mandate

We review the fund strategy, target investments, investor profile, fund size, governance needs and regulatory fit.

02

Establish the structure

We coordinate the legal, regulatory, administrative, banking, compliance and provider workstreams required to set up the fund.

03

Operate the platform

We manage the regulated fund framework, governance process, compliance oversight, risk oversight, reporting and provider coordination.

04

Support the fund lifecycle

We oversee investor onboarding, capital activity, reporting cycles, the investment approval process, recordkeeping and ongoing fund operations.

Example mandates

First-time fund manager

Has a defined thesis, investor relationships and a pipeline of companies, but does not yet have its own regulated fund manager licence. The fund is established through a regulated ADGM structure, with the required governance, compliance and operating framework in place.

Specialist operator or team

Wants to launch a sector-focused venture fund built around its market knowledge and portfolio access. The service provides the regulated structure and fund management infrastructure required to operate the fund professionally.

Single investor or group

Wants to deploy capital into one or a few identified companies through a regulated venture capital fund vehicle. The service creates the structure, oversight and operating framework required to hold and manage the investment through a fund.

Prefer IMX to run the whole fund? See VC-as-a-Service →

Send IMX a two-page mandate brief.

Within 10 business days, IMX confirms eligibility, the proposed vehicle structure, the launch timeline and indicative economics.

IMX Funds platform one-pager

Manager-of-record model, platform capabilities and the regulated service stack. PDF, for professional clients.

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