A System Ready for Realignment
CONVERGENCE
Venture capital has seen a buildup of misaligned incentives, inflated valuations, and fee structures that don't always prioritize performance.
We believe in a more aligned approach and invented a new model—where capital, operators, and outcomes are closely connected, and where value creation takes precedence over financial engineering.
San Francisco · 6/11/2026 · Location TBA
The Opportunity
A New Era of Aligned Capital.
Venture Capital is evolving into a more mature, performance-driven asset class, moving beyond legacy structures toward sustainable growth and true alignment.
We are witnessing the rise of a new investment model. The industry is moving toward structures that prioritize shared success, where meaningful returns to LPs take precedence over guaranteed management fees.
The Framework
Five Principles. One Convergence.
Every principle connects back to a single unifying core — where aligned capital, disciplined operators, and real outcomes meet.
Who This Is For
Built for Sophisticated Capital.
Family Offices
Multi-generational wealth stewards seeking direct, performance-aligned venture exposure with full transparency.
Limited Partners
Institutional and individual LPs demanding better economics, stronger governance, and measurable outcomes.
Angel Investors
High-conviction deployers looking to professionalize their venture strategy and co-invest alongside institutional capital.
Institutional Allocators
Endowments, foundations, and sovereign entities exploring next-generation venture structures.
The Format
What to Expect.
Every element is designed to facilitate high-signal conversations between serious allocators.
Resurrecting Venture Alignment
An intimate, invitation-only working session
First-Principles Keynote
A deep examination of where venture capital broke — and the structural principles required to rebuild it for allocators.
Structural Design Lab
Closed-door working sessions where allocators collaborate on new fund structures, fee models, and governance frameworks.
Allocator Roundtables
Intimate peer-to-peer discussions among family offices, LPs, and institutional allocators sharing real performance data.
Strategy & Deployment
Performance-focused sessions on portfolio construction, co-investment mechanics, and capital deployment discipline.
No pitch decks. No fluff. Just substance.
The Schedule
Event Agenda.
Networking
Keynote - holding VCs accountable to real returns
Brian Mac Mahon: Alternative VC Models
Panel Discussion: Real Returns in VC?
Panel Discussion - New Models to replace the old
Networking
Panel Discussion - Predicting a changing venture ecosystem
Panel Discussion - Nailing Returns of over 30% for the top percentile
Cocktail Hour
Featured Voices
The Speakers.
Industry leaders who are reshaping the venture landscape with real results and bold conviction.
Nacho De Marco
CEO at BairesDev
@ BDev Ventures
Bootstrapped to 4,000+ Engineers | GP, BDev Ventures | YPO & WEF
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Organized by Expert DOJO
Expert DOJO is a VC that was created by the Nathan Family Office.
Since launching its venture strategy, deploying exclusively proprietary capital, the Nathan Family Office has backed over 266 companies and generated an average annual growth rate of 38% since 2019.
While traditional VC clings to outdated models, Expert DOJO operates with a performance-first, allocator-aligned framework.
266
Companies Backed
38%
Average Annual Growth
Proprietary
Capital Model
Partnership
Supported by Industry Leaders.
Collaborating with organizations committed to restructuring the venture capital landscape.
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Attendance Is Limited.
Participation is curated to ensure serious discussion among principal-level allocators.
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