This week’s Moves in VC contains 10 Moves and 7 new fund announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
ICYMI
🔵 Kenneth Auchenberg joined Innovation Endeavors as a Partner and will be responsible for launching their NYC office. Kenneth previously worked at Alleycorp as a Partner. Innovation Endeavors is an early-stage venture capital firm.
EASTERN US
🟠 Claire Zau joined Lightspeed as a Partner. Claire previously worked at GSV Ventures as a Partner and AI Lead.
🟠 Atin Batra joined Pearson Ventures as a Director. Atin previously worked at Twenty Seven Ventures as a General Partner. Pearson Ventures, the venture arm of Pearson, invests in edtech, workforce development, and learning infrastructure startups.
🟠 Danny Qiao was promoted from Venture Investor to Investments Director at Connecticut Innovations. Connecticut Innovations is Connecticut’s strategic venture capital arm.
🟠 Kyle Dolce is joining Revenant VC as a Principal. Kyle is completing his MBA at Harvard Business School. Revenant VC is an investment firm specializing in venture secondaries.
LOOKING TO MAKE A MOVE YOURSELF?
| ⭐ San Francisco-based Counterpart Ventures is looking for an Analyst/Associate. Check out the role here.****This role was sponsored by Counterpart Ventures. |
WESTERN US
🟣 Aatish Nayak joined Kleiner Perkins as a General Partner. Aatish previously worked at Harvey as a VP of Product.
SOUTHEASTERN US
🟢 David Goldberg is leaving his role as Cofounder and General Partner at Alpaca VC. Alpaca VC is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage companies within real estate, fintech, commerce, supply chain, and vertical SaaS.
MIDDLE EAST
🟡 Shanny Rofe joined Maniv as a Senior Analyst. Shanny previously worked at Remagine Ventures as a Senior Analyst. Maniv is a global early stage venture fund investing in the future of people and goods in motion.
ASIA
⚪ Sho I. joined Global Brain Corporation as a Principal. Sho previously worked at Boston Consulting Group as a Consultant. Global Brain Corporation is a global venture capital firm.
EUROPE
🔵 Lars Lombardi Backer joined Investigate VC as a Partner. Lars previously worked at Gårdsfisk as a Financial Advisor. Investigate VC is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology companies.
🔵 Kris Kaczmarek was promoted to Partner at Ground State Ventures. Ground State Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage quantum technology startups.
NEW FUNDS
These firms are ready to write checks, with new funds recently closed.
🔴 Boston-based Meridian Ventures closed its first $35M fund to back early-stage companies founded by deferred MBAs.
🔴 California-based Refactor Capital closed its fifth $50M fund to focus on hard tech companies.
🔴 Palo Alto-based Playground Global closed its fourth $475M fund to invest in deep tech companies.
🔴 Atlanta-based Silicon Road Ventures closed its $17.9M fund to back B2B agentic AI commerce tech startups.
🔴 Dallas-based Champion Leadership Group closed its $55M fund to invest in B2B SaaS and AI companies.
🔴 Chicago-based S2G Investments closed its $1B Solutions Fund I to support growth-stage companies across food and agriculture, energy, and oceans.
🔴 Tel Aviv-based Skinos Ventures launched its $26M fund to back cybersecurity and AI startups in Israel.
FOR EMERGING MANAGERS
⚪ Looking for candid insights and lessons from today’s Emerging Managers? Check out our Emerging Manager Spotlight series and learn from LPs and GPs building the next wave of venture firms.
⚪ Join over 3,000 VC professionals receiving key legal insights by Chris Harvey. Discover the “Law of VC” Substack with free checklists, forms, and guides.
Stay tuned for next week’s Moves in VC!
