This week’s Moves in VC contains 13 Moves and 7 new fund announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
ICYMI
🔵 James Reina joined a16z as a New Media Growth Partner. James previously worked as a Chief of Staff to MrBeast.
EASTERN US
🟠 Benjamin Sun co-founded a new company, Atlis. Benjamin will continue his role as a General Partner at Primary Venture Partners.
🟠 Amanda Bell was promoted to Vice President of Public Relations at XRC Ventures. XRC Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm focusing on companies at the intersection of technology and consumer behavior.
🟠 Gary Reiner joined Vine Ventures as a Senior Advisor. Gary previously served as Board Director for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Citigroup, and more. Vine Ventures is an early stage, technology-focused venture capital firm.
🟠 Lori Berenberg was promoted from Investor to Principal at Bloomberg Beta.
🟠 Jake Ottiger left his role as a Software Engineer at Thrive Capital to start something new.
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WESTERN US
🟢 Jonathan St. Jacques joined Grayscale Investments as the Head of West Coast Institutions. Jonathan previously worked at BITKRAFT Ventures as a Head of Investor Relations and Capital Formation. Grayscale Investments is a digital asset-focused investment platform.
🟢 Ben Mathes joined Felicis as the Head of AI. Ben previously worked at Google as a Senior Product Manager.
🟢 Carl Narcisse joined Battery Ventures as a Director of Talent. Carl previously worked at a16z as a Talent Partner.
🟢 Katie Li left her role as an Investor at Pear VC and started a new Startup Partnerships role at Anthropic.
🟢 Alessandro Levi joined M12 as an Investment Partner. Alessandro previously worked at Longview Innovation as an Investment Partner. M12 is Microsoft’s corporate venture capital fund.
🟢 Ghazwa K. joined Creandum as a Vice President. Ghazwa previously worked at Lux Capital as an Investor. Creandum is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on the EU startup ecosystem.
🟢 Rachel Slaybaugh was promoted from Partner to General Partner at DCVC.
EUROPE
⚪ Cristina Koehn joined Inventure as a COO. Cristina previously worked at Genova.ai as a COO. Inventure is an early stage venture capital firm focusing on Baltic and Nordic startups.
NEW FUNDS
These firms are ready to write checks, with new funds recently closed.
🔴 New York-based Thrive Capital raised $10B for its tenth fund. $1B will go to early stage investments while $9B will be used for growth stage investments.
🔴 Nashville-based Frist Cressey Ventures closed its fourth $425M fund to invest in early stage healthcare technology companies focused on care delivery.
🔴 Boston-based Battery Ventures closed its fifteenth $3.25B fund to back technology companies globally.
🔴 Bangalore-based Peak XV raised $1.3B across new India and Asia focused funds. The fund will invest in artificial intelligence.
🔴 New York-based Quantonation Ventures closed its second $259.4M fund to back the industrialization of quantum and physics-based technologies.
🔴 San Francisco-based Dragonfly Capital closed its fourth $650M fund to support early-stage blockchain and cryptocurrency projects, with a focus on areas like stablecoins, DeFi, and prediction markets.
🔴 New York-based Second Sight Ventures closed its debut $75M to back consumer brands and technology companies.
EVENTS
⭕️ San Francisco, CA: How AI-native unicorns scale, with the Co-Founder of Replit, COO of Linear, CPO of Harvey, and Cowboy Ventures | Hosted by Enrich Events, March 3, 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM PST. A powerhouse panel to celebrate Women’s History Month and discuss where AI is creating leverage, what companies are doing now, changes to processes, tech stack, and more. Check out more details here.
⭕️ Boston, MA: Investing in Consumer AI: Matcha with RRE Ventures | Hosted by Resolution, March 3, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM EST. A conversation with Matt Vine from RRE Ventures about consumer AI: what’s getting built, what’s getting funded, and what the white space looks like for the next generation of young founders and investors. Check out more details here.
⭕️ Long Beach, CA: Global IIT Conference (IIT2026) | Hosted by IIT, April 22 – 25. The Global IIT Conference (IIT2026) brings together 2,500+ founders, investors, and global leaders alongside 100+ exhibitors and 150+ world-class speakers—to shape the future of AI, Health, Sustainability, Venture Capital, and the rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape. Use code johng25 for 25% off your ticket. Check out more details here.
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