This week’s Moves in VC contains 10 Moves and 9 new fund announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
ICYMI
🔵 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 the CEO at Octane AI.
EASTERN US
🟠 Chris Huether was promoted from Head of Finance to CFO at Inspired Capital. Inspired Capital is a generalist early stage venture capital firm.
🟠 Jasleen Kaur and Agastya Gupta were promoted to Partner and Principal, respectively, at Nyca Partners. Nyca Partners is a fintech venture capital firm.
🟠 Kate Burkhardt joined Autotech Ventures as a Senior Principal. Kate previously worked at YL Ventures as a Principal. Autotech Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm focusing on startups solving ground transport challenges.
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WESTERN US
🟢 Liam Corrigan joined Sequoia Capital as a Partner. Liam previously worked in finance at Fuse.
🟢 Ellie McDonald joined Bison Ventures as a Principal. Ellie previously worked at G2 Venture Partners as an Investor. Bison Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early stage technology companies focused on creating healthier people and a healthier planet.
🟢 Josh Stiling was promoted to Principal at Anzu Partners. Anzu Partners is an investment firm focusing on early stage companies with breakthrough industrial and life sciences technologies.
CANADA
🟣 Ellie Bof was promoted from Director of Finance to Vice President of Finance and Compliance at Forum Ventures. Forum Ventures is an early stage venture fund for B2B technology startups.
EUROPE
🟡 Helena Richardson was promoted from Principal to Partner at Highland Europe.
ASIA
⚪ Aakriti Kakkar joined Titan Capital as a Vice President. Aakriti previously worked at baysys as the Head of Growth. Titan Capital is an early stage venture capital firm focusing on consumer internet, AI, SaaS, brands, fintech, and logistics.
MIDDLE EAST
🟤 Danielle Chernobelsky joined The Garage as an AI Platforms Lead. Danielle previously worked at Tipalti as a Product Manager. The Garage invests in early stage fintech and enterprise tech startups.
NEW FUNDS
These firms are ready to write checks, with new funds recently closed.
🔴 New York-based Citrine Venture Partners closed its $50M fund to invest at the intersection of fintech and AI.
🔴 Austin-based Overmatch Ventures closed its second $250M fund to focus on defense, space, and deep technology sectors.
🔴 London-based Climate Investment closed its second $450M fund.
🔴 Pune-based Pentathlon Ventures closed its second $27M fund to back B2B startups.
🔴 California-based Sonder Capital closed its second undisclosed fund to focus on AI-enabled medical robotics and minimally invasive therapies.
🔴 Toronto-based BKR Capital closed its second $14.5M fund to support technology startups led by black founders.
🔴 Illinois-based Simplify Group launched its new venture capital firm, Simplify Ventures. The firm will back early stage B2B SaaS and AI-native platforms, healthcare technology, enterprise infrastructure, AI-powered solutions, vertical SaaS and vertical AI, and fintech companies.
🔴 Prague-based Credo Ventures launched its fifth $88M fund to back pre-seed founders from Central and Eastern Europe and their diaspora.
🔴 Bogotá-based Alive Ventures closed its second $55M fund to invest in early stage startups from Colombia and Peru that are focused on financial inclusion and climate solutions.
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