This week’s Moves in VC contains 28 moves and 6 new fund announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
ICYMI
🔵 Madeline Behr was promoted to Investor Relations and Capital Formation Principal at SOSV. SOSV is a deep-tech venture capital firm.
WESTERN US
🟢 Ryan Beiermeister joined Founders Fund as a Partner. Ryan previously worked at OpenAI as the Vice President of Product Policy.
🟢 Carley Phillips was promoted to Partner at Greycroft.
🟢 Katie Clasen was promoted to Partner at Prelude Ventures. Prelude Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on climate change.
🟢 Nina Gerson joined Index Ventures as a Partner. Nina previously worked at Coatue as a General Partner.
🟢 Todd Grover left his role as a Partner at World Innovation Lab (WiL). Todd joined ElevenLabs as a Chief of Staff to the CEO. WiL is a venture capital firm focusing on Japan and U.S. companies.
🟢 Samantha Kiel was promoted to Strategic Partnerships Senior Director at 500 Global.
🟢 Michelle Dhansinghani Limón joined Cherryrock Capital as a Vice President. Michelle also cofounded VC Unleashed. Cherryrock Capital is a software-focused venture capital firm.
🟢 Joanna Kuang left her role as a Senior Vice President of Product and Impact at Illumen Capital. Illumen Capital is an impact fund of funds focused on reducing racial and gender bias in investing.
🟢 Philip Chopin was promoted to Managing Director and Head of Europe at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), while Ayush Goradia and James Kaplan were promoted to Principals.
🟢 Jenny Hamin Park joined Mirae Asset Global Investments as a Managing Director for Mirae Asset Prism, an early-stage venture fund of funds. Jenny previously worked at GFT Ventures as a Partner.
🟢 Olivia Roth joined Breakout Ventures as a Vice President of Finance and Operations. Olivia previously worked at Crunchfirm as a Consulting Vice President of Finance. Breakout Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm focusing on scientific innovations.
🟢 Jennifer Edwards is leaving her role as a Communications Principal at TDK Ventures. TDK Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on deep-tech startups.
🟢 Sarah Loveland joined Civilization Ventures as a Senior Associate. Sarah recently graduated from Stanford University with her PhD.
🟢 Lauren Boles joined a16z’s New Media team. Lauren previously worked at Jerry News in Brand Partnerships and Content Production.
🟢 Simon Zhou joined First Round Capital as an Investor. Simon previously worked at Sunflower Capital as a Partner.
🟢 Aaditi Tamhankar left her role as an Associate at Bluestein Ventures. Bluestein Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on the future of food.
🟢 Nichatorn (Bella) Tangkuptanon joined Uncork Capital as an Investor. She previously worked at Hyperbolic as a Growth Lead.
🟢 Alexandra Starr left her role as a VC/Growth Equity Investor at Radian Capital and joined Unify to build out community and partnerships. Radian Capital is a growth equity firm focusing on supply chain, financial services, technology, healthcare, commerce, and information services sectors.
🟢 Thomas Selby left his role at Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund. The Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund is a corporate venture capital fund supporting technology companies.
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EASTERN US
🟠 Lyman Missimer was promoted to Investment Partner and Head of M&A at Owl Ventures.
🟠 Ramon Escobar joined Valor Capital Group as a Partner. Ramon previously worked at Actum as a Managing Director. Valor Capital Group is a cross-border venture fund focusing on policy and regulation, as well as technology and innovation.
🟠 Fabio Pucci joined Arkin Capital as a Partner. Fabio previously worked at Leaps by Bayer as the Co-Head of Healthcare Ventures Investments.
🟠 Michelle Daubar left her role as a Partner and Head of Investor Relations & Capital at Oak HC/FT. Oak HC/FT is a venture and growth equity firm focusing on healthcare and fintech.
🟠 Jonathon George was promoted to Vice President at Flare Capital Partners. Flare Capital Partners is a healthcare technology venture capital firm.
🟠 Avery Kayle joined Remarkable Ventures as a Senior Investment Associate. Avery previously worked at City Light Capital as an Associate.
SOUTHEASTERN US
🟢 Teresa Carlson left her role as President at the General Catalyst Institute. Teresa joined Anthropic as the Global Head of Public Sector.
EUROPE
🟡 Alexander Kremer joined Keen Venture Partners as a Partner. Alexander previously worked at Picus Capital as a Partner. Keen Venture Partners is a venture capital firm supporting European founders from seed to Series B.
MIDDLE EAST
⚪ Lalit Agarwal was promoted to Head of Global Venture Capital at Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC). ADIC is a sovereign wealth fund.
NEW FUNDS
These firms are ready to write checks, with new funds recently closed.
🔴 Sofia Hmich announced the transfer of Future Positive Capital’s Fund I to 2050. Check out the announcement here.
🔴 Italy-based P101 SGR has joined forces with PranaVentures. With the consolidation, they now manage $684.5M.
🔴 New York-based Dimension raised its third $800M fund to partner with founders across compute and science.
🔴 Spain-based Acurio Ventures raised its debut $131.2M secondaries fund.
🔴 Haryana-based Elevation Capital closed its ninth $500M fund to support early-stage founders.
🔴 London-based Common Ventures announced its debut fund to invest in pre-seed companies led by state-educated and immigrant founders across the UK. The fund amount was undisclosed.
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