This week’s Moves in VC contains 14 Moves and 17 new fund announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
ICYMI
🔵 Joe DiMento was promoted to Partner at Bain Capital Ventures.
EASTERN US
🟢 Sofia Guerra was promoted from Vice President to Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners.
🟢 Rhian Horton was promoted from Senior Associate to Principal at Stellation Capital. Stellation Capital is a pre-seed fund investing in mission-critical software.
🟢 Daniella Cohen was promoted from Senior Associate to Principal at 2048 Ventures. 2048 Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on vertical AI, deeptech, and health and bio.
🟢 Natalie Sportelli left her role as a Director at Bullish and started a new role focused on Startup Ecosystem at Clay. Bullish is an early-stage consumer investment firm and brand consultancy firm.
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WESTERN US
🟣 Jill Chase and Alex Nichols were promoted to General Partner at CapitalG. CapitalG is Alphabet’s independent growth fund.
🟣 Lotti Siniscalco, Kyle Murphy, and Thomas Kim were promoted to General Partner, Principal, and Head of Investment Operations, respectively at Emergence Capital.
🟣 Hannah Huffman and Dorin Baniel were promoted to Partner at NightDragon. NightDragon invests in growth and late-stage companies within the cybersecurity, safety, security, and privacy industry.
🟣 Jacqueline Young and Christian Keil joined a16z as a Partner, while Arianna Simpson is leaving her role as a General Partner to start her own fund. Jacqueline previously worked at Obvious Ventures as a Principal while Christian worked at Astranis Space Technologies as a Vice President.
🟣 Connor Sundberg was promoted to Partner at Amplify.LA while Alex Rubalcava joined as a General Partner after merging his firm, Stage Venture Partners. Amplify.LA is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in LA-based startups.
🟣 Tom Porter was promoted to Principal at Acrew Capital. Acrew Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm.
🟣 Will McCreadie joined Red Glass Ventures as a Partner. Will previously worked at General Catalyst as an Investor. Red Glass Ventures is a venture capital firm investing at the intersection of AI and the physical world.
🟣 Niki Pezeshki and Charles Guan launched Las Casas Holdings. Las Casas Holdings acquires mission-critical software companies. Niki previously worked at Felicis as a General Partner while Charles previously worked at Vista Equity Partners as a Senior Vice President.
🟣 Michael Blank and Nicole Quinn launched Connect Ventures, a venture capital firm investing at the intersection of culture + commerce. Michael previously worked at Creative Artists Agency as the Head of Consumer Investments while Nicole worked at Lightspeed Venture Partners as a General Partner.
EUROPE
⚪ Olga Balakina joined Leo Capital as a Vice President. Olga previously worked at the University of Helsinki as the Head of Research Commercialization. Leo Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on technology centric opportunities.
NEW FUNDS
These firms are ready to write checks, with new funds recently closed.
🔴 Silicon Valley-based Basis Set announced its fourth $250M fund to back founders building real AI systems.
🔴 San Francisco-based Healthier Capital closed its first $220M fund to advance health-tech innovation.
🔴 Columbus-based Heartland Ventures closed its third $60M fund dedicated to powering the reindustrialization of America.
🔴 London-based 2150 closed its second $248M fund to focus on climate tech.
🔴 San Francisco-based Obvious Ventures closed its fifth $360,360,360 (not a typo) fund to focus on planetary health, human health, and economic health.
🔴 Munich-based Ananda Impact Ventures closed its fifth $87.4M fund to back early-stage European companies developing technology-driven solutions to social and environmental challenges.
🔴 Bangalore-based Exfinity Venture Partners closed its fourth $12M fund to support deeptech investments.
🔴 Munich-based Vanagon Ventures closed its first $24M fund to invest in B2B deepTech companies.
🔴 New York City-based Waldo closed its first $225M fund to back early-growth stage software and tech-enabled services companies.
🔴 Madrid-based Mission launched a new $42M fund to support pre-seed startups in Spain.
🔴 Switzerland-based Vi Partners closed its $193M fund to focus on early-stage investments in technology and healthcare.
🔴 New York City-based Crush It Ventures closed its first $5M fund to back companies building across the wellness sector.
🔴 Greece-based Metavallon VC launched a $6M fund to invest in deeptech startups.
🔴 Madrid-based TRAVELTECH.VC is raising $60M for its second fund. The fund will invest in the next leaders of travel technology in Europe.
🔴 London-based IQ Capital secured $69M for its fifth fund to focus on deeptech companies.
🔴 Scottsdale-based Social Leverage raised its fifth $85M fund to invest in fintech and vertical AI.
🔴 Amsterdam-based PureTerra Ventures is raising $180M for its second fund to invest in watertech startups.
EVENTS
⭕️ Austin, TX: I.M.P.A.C.T. Innovation in MedTech, Pharma, AI and Clinical Trials Meetup | Hosted by Capital Factory, February 2, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM CST. A healthcare meetup for investors, startups, clinicians, researchers, and more to network, exchange expertise and ideas, and discover trusted collaborators and solution providers. Check out more details here.
⭕ New York City, NY: NachoTuesday: NYC SaaS & AI Founder + VC Happy Hour | Hosted by NachoNacho, February 10, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST. An exclusive networking event for NYC founders and investors. Check out more details here.
⭕️ Boston, MA: She Builds Boston: brewing bold ideas | Hosted by Startup Boston, February 11, 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM EST. A monthly coffee mixer for female founders in growth mode. Check out more details here.
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