Neythri Futures Fund was built on an unusually community-driven base of 247 LPs—over 98% individuals, 90% South Asian women, 70% first-time investors, and 83% first-generation immigrants—growing out of informal gatherings in the founder's backyard that later became the nonprofit Neythri.org before evolving into a fund. Founded by Mythili Sankaran, who came from research, engineering, and nonprofit leadership rather than a traditional venture background, the fund is aimed at first-time investors seeking a path into wealth-building through venture, using a stage-agnostic approach for earlier returns and a definition of diverse teams that goes beyond ethnicity alone.