How Michelle Urban’s ‘Continuum Fund’ Solves VC’s Biggest Problem

Venture Capital is Broken. This Fund Is the Fix.

Forget the 10-year lockups, confusing fees, and zero liquidity. In this episode, we have Michelle, Urban of Synergies Fund to explore how her team is redefining VC with a hybrid evergreen structure built for impact, flexibility, and real returns.

Michelle breaks down how their Continuum Fund model supports startups from seed to scale, offers liquidity within 2–3 years for some investors, and still targets above-market returns — all without compromising values or investor transparency.

This episode is a must-watch if you're an angel investor, fund manager, or founder navigating capital stacks, LP expectations, or impact-driven investing.

What You'll Learn:

• How Synergies Fund solves VC’s biggest pain point: liquidity

• Why “conscious capitalism” doesn’t mean lower returns

• How fund structures can actually align with investors & founders

Key Timestamps:

00:00 – Conscious capitalism & building an LP-aligned fund

02:45 – Michelle’s nuclear investing thesis & global energy perspective

08:00 – How the Synergies Fund unlocks early liquidity for LPs

14:10 – Fees, transparency & how they solve GP/LP misalignment

21:00 – The hybrid fund model: seed, scaling, commercializing stages

Connect with Jeff Barnes:

Website: https://www.jeffbarnes.ceo/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffpbarnes/

Connect with Michelle Urban & Synergies Fund:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-boquiren-urben-0538852/

Company Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-synergos-fund/

Website: www.thesynergosfund.com

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