More non-equity hedge funds offer founders' shares to help boost new launches Submitted By Hugh Leask | 30/04/2021 - 1:32pm More non-equity hedge funds are offering founder share classes in a bid to attract capital and get new launches off the ground. Law firm Seward & Kissel’s annual ‘New Hedge Fund Survey’ questioned US-based hedge fund managers established in 2020, probing their investment strategies, incentive allocations and management fees, and liquidity and structures, among other things.