Join us next Wednesday for another edition of the Emerging Manager Spotlight:
Making LPs Say Yes: How to Build Trust, Reduce Friction, and Generate Early DPI.
We’ll be talking about:
👉 The “yes” factors: What LPs actually evaluate beyond your pitch deck and track record
👉 Secondaries strategy: How to leverage secondary markets for early DPI and LP confidence building
👉 QSBS Updates: And their impacts on DPI and LP relations
And more.
A special thanks to Sydecar for helping make this edition of the EM spotlight possible!
ICYMI
🔵 Julia Maltby left her role as Principal at Flybridge to join Fengate Asset Management as a Principal. Fengate invests in infrastructure, private equity, and real estate across North America.
EASTERN US
🟠 Henry Kline joined General Catalyst as a Growth Equity Investor. Henry recently graduated with his MBA from Harvard Business School. General Catalyst is a global investment and transformation company that partners with entrepreneurs to drive resilience and applied AI.
🟠Carly Martin joined Primary Venture Partners as a Brand and Content Marketing Manager. Carly previously worked at Konvoy as a Venture Capital Platform Associate.
🟠Emma Galasso left her role as a Senior Associate at Loeb.nyc. Loeb.nyc is a venture collective, pairing capital with expert support. Emma will be attending Harvard Business School.
🟠Sandra Pérez Baos, Ph.D. was promoted from Associate to Senior Associate at 2048 Ventures. 2048 Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm focusing on vertical AI, deep tech, and health and bio.
WESTERN US
🟣 Christopher Manning joined AIX Ventures as a General Partner. Christopher previously worked at Stanford University as the Director of Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. AIX Ventures is an early stage AI-focused venture firm.
🟣 Hadas Sparfeld was promoted from COO and CFO to Partner at Group11. Group11 invests in software companies that focus on the financial services industry.
🟣 Samantha Klingelhofer was promoted from Investor to Vice President at Infinity Ventures. Infinity Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in global fintech infrastructure and commerce enablement.
🟣Shomil Ghosh left his role as a Partner at boldstart ventures. boldstart venture is a venture capital firm investing in founders that are reinventing the enterprise stack.
🟣Aliya Lakhani joined Precursor Ventures as an Investor. Aliya previously interned as a Fellow at Precursor before joining full time. Precursor Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm investing across software, hardware, consumer, and enterprise.
🟣Madison Faulkner and Mustafa Neemuchwala were promoted from Principals to Partners at NEA.
🟣Christina Fattore joined Upfront Ventures as an Investor. Christina previously worked at Fay in Operations.
🟣 Tyler Churchill was promoted from Principal to Partner at Bonfire Ventures.
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NEW FUNDS
🔴 San Francisco based AN Venture Partners closed its first $200M fund to focus on biotech ventures.
🔴 Boston based Omega Funds closed a $647M fund to invest in life sciences companies targeting unmet medical needs.
🔴 Bengaluru based Yali Capital closed its first $107.6M deeptech fund.
🔴 Elad Gil is raising a $1.5B fund to focus on AI startups.
🔴 Melbourne based Brandon Capital raised $439M for its sixth fund that focuses on developing therapeutics, devices and vaccines.
🔴 Greenwich based Glade Brook Capital Partners closed its $515M Strategic Growth Fund IV to back fintech and AI companies.
🔴 Paris based Yaday launched its new €100M fund to invest in B2B startups and partner funds.
EVENTS
⭕️ New York, NY: NYC Young VCs in Critical Tech Meetup | Hosted by Montauk Climate, Rock Yard, and Newlab, August 5, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT. A casual happy hour for early career VCs and investors investing in energy, industrials, climate and critical technologies. Check out more details here.
⭕️ San Francisco, CA: SF Coffee Club | AI Infrastructure Founders & Funders | Hosted by Forum Ventures, M12 Ventures, and Justworks, August 6, 9:00 AM – 10:00AM PDT. A relaxed coffee meetup to connect with B2B SaaS enthusiasts and VCs. Check out more details here.
⭕️ Virtual: Women in Venture | Hosted by VC Lab, August 12, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT. Join a global panel of women VCs sharing real lessons on launching and succeeding in venture. Check out more details here.
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