This week’s Moves in VC contains 11 moves and 6 new fund announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
SEQUOIA
We thought this deserved its own section because it’s… well… Sequoia. And when one of the established firms in VC decides to make a big shift, it’s worth noting. They’re taking a leaner approach with a flatter structure and cutting their accelerator, scout program, and London office.
EASTERN US
🟣 Lisa Liu joined Dragonfly as a Partner. Lisa previously worked at SignalFire as a Principal. Dragonfly is a venture capital firm investing in crypto.
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WESTERN US
🟠 Jake Storm joined Headline as a General Partner. Jake previously worked at Felicis as a General Partner.
🟠 Zabie Elmgren transitioned from Partner to Advisor at a16z. Zabie joined Diode Computers as a President.
🟠 Ryan Gibson and Michael Laser were promoted to Partners at Eclipse. Eclipse is a venture capital firm focusing on manufacturing, supply chain/logistics, energy, transportation, and defense companies.
🟠 Grant Gregory was promoted to General Partner at Cantos. Cantos is a venture capital firm investing in climate tech, computational biology, aerospace, and next-generation computing.
🟠 Michael Cho joined MVP Ventures as a Senior Vice President of Finance. Michael previously worked at Seven Seven Six as Head of Finance and Compliance. MVP Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.
🟠 Jon Lundt and Rick Paucek joined Intuitive Ventures as an Investment Director and Senior Investor, respectively. Intuitive Ventures invests in the future of healthcare.
🟠 Shun Sakaguchi joined SE Ventures as a Director. Shun previously worked at National Grid Partners as a Principal Manager.
EUROPE
🟢 Rosie Barnett joined 4BIO Capital as a Principal. Rosie previously worked at Delin Ventures as a Partner. 4BIO Capital is a venture fund investing in advanced therapies.
🟢 Adeline Girou transitioned from her role as a CFO at BOLD to Europe CFO at L’Oréal Dermatological Beauty. BOLD is the venture fund of L’Oréal.
NEW FUNDS
These firms are ready to write checks, with new funds recently closed.
🔴 Los Angeles-based Chapter One launched its third $65M fund to invest across AI, robotics, space, defense, biology, and finance.
🔴 San Francisco-based U&I Ventures closed its $32.23M debut fund to support seed-stage founders building AI-native infrastructure within security, engineering, and IT.
🔴 San Francisco-based Yosemite raised $350M for its second fund to make cancer non-lethal.
🔴 UK-based Evertrue Capital emerged from stealth and raised $17M to back pre-seed founders.
🔴 London-based AP Ventures closed its third $300M fund to back industrial and energy tech companies.
🔴 Abu Dhabi-based BY Venture Partners closed its third $60M fund to target AI startups.
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