An emerging yet seldom discussed trend has been picking up steam in recent months: the rise of the “solo VC.” The solo VC is an individual who typically serves as the sole general partner of his or her fund and is the only member of the investment team. Solo VCs invest across all stages of a company’s life and can write large checks, often leading or co-leading rounds by themselves. Unlike hedge funds and mutual funds, which have attracted a great degree of fear and ire for potentially precipitating “