This week’s Moves in VC contains 28 moves and 14 new fund announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
ICYMI
🔵 Alejandro Gomez joined Benchmark as a Principal. Alejandro previously worked at IVP as an Investor.
WESTERN US
🟠 Lizette Chapman joined MVP Ventures as a Founder Narrative Partner. Lizette previously worked at Bloomberg News as a Senior Reporter. MVP Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on technology companies.
🟠 Arash Afrakhteh, Ajay Kamat, and Shravan Reddy were promoted to General Partners at Pear VC.
🟠 Whitney Lemmon was promoted to Partner at Next Legacy Partners.
🟠 Josh Zoffer was promoted to Partner at CIV. CIV is an investment firm that backs companies of civilizational consequence.
🟠 Stacy D’Amico left her role as a Growth Platform Operating Partner at Andreessen Horowitz while Margot Keeler joined as a GTM Network Partner.
🟠 Ben Schwerin left his role as a General Partner at Coatue Management. Ben joined Instinct as a Chief Business Officer.
🟠 Jeffrey D. Abbott left his role as a Founding Partner at Blitzscaling Ventures.
🟠 Nkechi Iregbulem joined SIERRA Ventures as Head of Pre-Seed. Nkechi previously worked at MVP Ventures as a Principal.
🟠 Leo Ahn left his role as Head of US at Lotte Ventures. Leo joined Octen AI as a Head of Corporate Development. Lotte Ventures is a venture capital firm and accelerator program for early-stage startups.
🟠 Morgan Berman joined Right Side Capital Management as the Head of Capital Formation. Morgan previously worked at Techstars as a Mentor and Vice President of Partnerships. Right Side Capital Management is an early-stage venture capital fund.
🟠 Santiago Regan joined Lightspeed as a Market Development Senior Director. Santiago previously worked at Redpoint Ventures as a Business Development and Partnerships Director.
🟠 Katie Evans left her role as a Venture Capital Investor at Threshold Ventures. Katie joined OpenAI’s Startup Ecosystem team. Threshold Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm.
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EASTERN US
🟣 Justin Yuan left his role as a Partner at TIRTA Ventures to build an agentic finance company. TIRTA Ventures is an early-stage AI fund.
🟣 Daniel Franke joined Cambium Capital Management as a General Partner. Daniel previously worked at M Ventures as an Executive Director. Cambium Capital Management is a venture capital firm focusing on advanced computing technology.
🟣 Rohan Malhotra left his role as a General Partner at Brewer Lane Ventures to cofound Switchboard. Brewer Lane Ventures is an early-stage fintech and insurtech venture capital firm.
🟣 Lori Berenberg left her role as a Principal at Bloomberg Beta.
🟣 Margaret Davidson left her role as a Principal at Company Ventures and Terrarium. Margaret joined Alterra Labs as a Chief of Staff and Partnerships. Company Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on digital health, fintech and enterprise SaaS businesses.
🟣 Emily Lindberg was promoted to Principal at Undeterred Capital. Undeterred Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on founders commercializing scientific and technological breakthroughs in biological platforms and applied robotics.
🟣 Allen Chen joined Isogon Ventures as a Principal. Allen previously worked at BMW i Ventures as an Investor. Isogon Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in founders applying AI, software, and automation to complex sectors.
SOUTHEASTERN US
🟢 Nima Ronaghi joined Innospark Ventures as a Principal. Nima previously worked at Breakout Ventures as a Partner. Innospark Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on AI-native companies.
🟢 Ervell Boyd, II joined SYN Ventures as a Principal. Ervell previously worked at Devon Energy as a Finance and Investments Lead. SYN Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on early-stage security sector opportunities.
CANADA
🟡 Sophie Buonassisi was promoted to Partner and SVP of Marketing at GTMfund. GTMfund is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on B2B SaaS.
SOUTH AMERICA
⚪ Maria Tereza Azevedo joined the Prosus LatAm investment team. Maria previously worked at SoftBank Investment Advisers as an Investment Director and Board Advisor.
EUROPE
⚫ Margarethe Böhme was promoted to Managing Partner at Wave Ventures. Wave Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing Nordic founders.
⚫ Alastair Stewart joined Santander Asset Management as a Venture Capital Partner. Alastair previously worked at L&G – Asset Management as Head of Investments.
⚫ Doreen Huber joined Interface Capital as a General Partner. Doreen previously worked at CECONOMY as a Director. Interface Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on technology companies.
⚫ Chetan Dhawan joined Taranis as an Investment Director. Chetan previously worked at Shell Ventures as an Investment and Portfolio Manager. Taranis is an investment firm focusing on sustainable energy, carbon management and nature-based solutions.
⚫ Arthur Brasseur left his role as a Principal at AVP. Arthur joined Mistral as a Corporate Finance Lead.
NEW FUNDS
These firms are ready to write checks, with new funds recently closed.
🔴 Dallas-based Balerion Space Ventures closed its second $200M fund to invest in the future of space, defense, and deep technology.
🔴 Houston-based Rice University launched the Rice One Giant Leap Ventures Fund, an early-stage institutional venture fund to invest in startups across the Rice ecosystem.
🔴 Menlo Park-based Pear VC announced its fifth $333M fund to back founders.
🔴 San Francisco-based Anorak Ventures closed its third $35M fund to target aerospace and defense, critical infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing companies.
🔴 Los Angeles-based Facktor Ventures launched its inaugural fund to invest in digital health, healthcare software, and healthcare services companies. The fund amount was undisclosed.
🔴 California-based Marin Sonoma Impact Ventures closed its second $11M fund to back startups in California’s North Bay region.
🔴 Dorm Room Fund closed its $50M fund to back student founders.
🔴 New York-based SEVA closed its second $160M fund to invest in internet, software, data, marketplace, and technology-enabled services companies.
🔴 Netherlands-based Forbion raised $2.6B across two new funds. The first fund will focus on late-stage biopharma companies while the second fund will focus on therapeutics-focused biotech companies.
🔴 Netherlands-based Graduate Ventures closed its second $140M seed fund to focus on Dutch startups.
🔴 London-based DMGT launched Daily Mail Capital Partners, a new fund to back tech and more generational companies.
🔴 Italy-based Nevermind VC closed its first $26.4M fund to target deeptech startups.
🔴 Copenhagen-based PSV Tech closed its second $62.7M fund to back early-stage Nordic startups focusing on AI, software, and digital infrastructure.
🔴 Puerto Rico-based Linse Capital raised $150M to invest in deeptech startups.
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