This week’s Moves in VC contains 2 Moves and 8 new fund announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
ICYMI
🔵 Alex Yagoda launched Gallery Ventures and serves as a General Partner. Alex previously worked at Future Positive as a Partner. Gallery Ventures is a stage-agnostic venture capital firm.
EASTERN US
🟠 Nik Milanović’s This Week in Fintech was acquired by Plaid. Nik is also currently a General Partner at The Fintech Fund.
🟠 Ben Parr and Matt Schlicht‘s Moltbook was acquired by Meta. Ben currently serves as a Co-Founder and President at Octane AI, as well as a Managing Partner at Theory Forge Ventures. Matt serves as CEO at Octane AI.
🟠 David Chiodo joined Vintage Investment Partners as an Investor. David previously worked at Sagard as a Vice President. Vintage Investment Partners invests in the leading funds and startups in the US, Europe, and Israel.
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WESTERN US
🟣 Jason Demant joined GTMfund as a Partner & Head of Networks. Jason previously worked at Foundation Capital as a Partner & Head of Networks. GTMfund is an early stage venture capital fund focused on B2B SaaS.
NEW FUNDS
These firms are ready to write checks, with new funds recently closed.
🔴 Menlo Park-based Kleiner Perkins announced its twenty-second $3.5B venture fund. $1B will be used to back early stage companies while $2.5B will be used to invest in their growth funds and back category-defining businesses.
🔴 UK-based Air Street Capital closed its third $232M fund to target early stage AI companies across North America and Europe.
🔴 Virginia-based Sands Capital closed its third $1.1B Global Innovation Fund to invest in technology businesses, with a focus on AI, industrial technology, and intelligent infrastructure.
🔴 Paris-based 360 Capital raised its second $98.7M fund to support early stage deeptech startups.
🔴 Warsaw-based Montis VC launched a $57.5M fund to back European startups in energy transition, industrial transformation, and applied AI.
🔴 South Korea-based Hana Financial Group launched a $340M infrastructure fund to back AI and renewable energy projects.
🔴 London-based SuperSeed secured up to $67M from the British Business Bank to invest in early stage B2B AI and SaaS startups, with a focus on physical AI sectors.
🔴 California-based Celiac Disease Foundation announced a new venture philanthropy fund to back innovations in celiac disease across early detection, prevention, education and awareness, and cures.
EVENTS
⭕️ New York, NY: The AI Hustle: Happy Hour for Startup Founders & VCs (NYC Special Edition) | Hosted by CommunityOne and Gunderson Dettmer, March 30, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT. An evening of networking, learning, and fun as we connect with fellow founders, investors, and industry experts to explore fundraising strategies, and discover the latest advancements in AI. Check out more details here.
⭕️ San Francisco, CA: Women in AI: Bay Area Leaders, Funders, & Operators | Panel + Happy Hour | Hosted by MongoDB, March 31, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT. A panel discussion and happy hour focusing on the theme “Women in AI,” bringing together leaders, funders and operators to share insights on the evolving AI landscape. 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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