This week’s Moves in VC contains 11 moves and 7 new fund announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
ICYMI
🔵 Ben Schwerin left his role as a General Partner at Coatue Management. Ben joined Instinct as a Chief Business Officer.
WESTERN US
🟠 Meyer “Micky” Malka, founder and managing partner of Ribbit Capital, has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Apollo Global Management.
🟠 Lucinda Hankin joined Overture Ventures as a Partner. Lucinda previously worked at True Vectors as an Investor. Overture Ventures is an early-stage venture fund focusing on energy, AI, resilience, and industrial transformation startups.
🟠 Daniel MacLean Vernic was promoted to Venture and Growth Partner at Harmonic Growth Partners. Harmonic Growth Partners is a late-stage venture capital firm.
🟠 Kevin Morris joined Outlander VC as an Operations Partner. Kevin previously worked at Cooley LLP as a Director of Business Development. Outlander VC is an early-stage, generalist venture capital firm.
🟠 Madelyn Heart joined Amplify Partners as the Head of Bio Platform. Madelyn previously worked at Pillar VC as a Chief of Staff.
🟠 Sean Cuminskey joined Longitude Capital as a Managing Director and Head of Capital Formation. Sean previously worked at Omega Funds as a Head of Investor Relations. Longitude Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on biotechnology, medical technology, and health solutions companies.
🟠 Doug Harris, Vasili Angelopoulos, and Carson Sippel joined Fin Capital as a Director and Head of Utah, Vice President, and Investor, respectively. Doug previously worked at Affordable Equity Partners as a Director of Business Development and Investor Relations, while Vasili worked at KBW as an Investment Banking Associate, and Carson worked at Capital One Ventures as an Investor.
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SOUTHERN US
🟢 Tim Chae left his role as a Managing Director at 500 Global to cofound his new company, Edaphic.
EASTERN US
🟣 Sophia Dodd left her role as a Principal at Equal Ventures. Sophia joined Gyde as a Partner Growth Director.
🟣 Carolina Echecopar left her role as an Investment Manager at Carbon Equity. Carbon Equity is an energy and climate tech fund.
MIDDLE EAST
🟡 Tzlil Kovetz and Ilan Leiferman were promoted to Partners at Vintage Investment Partners, while Brachie Sprung joined as a Chief Investor Relations Officer.
NEW FUNDS
These firms are ready to write checks, with new funds recently closed.
🔴 Palo Alto-based 49 Palms Ventures closed its first $100M fund to back AI founders.
🔴 San Francisco-based Bison Ventures closed its second $160M fund to target frontier-tech startups.
🔴 New York-based OrbiMed raised $3B across two global funds that will focus on biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and technology-enabled healthcare services.
🔴 New York-based Inspired Capital announced its fourth $450M fund to support early-stage founders.
🔴 Toronto-based Genesys Capital announced the second close of its Genesys University Seed Fund. The fund will back early-stage life sciences and health discoveries emerging from Canadian universities and hospitals.
🔴 UK-based The Entrepreneurial Refugee Network launched the $399K Refugee Venture Fund dedicated to refugee entrepreneurs.
🔴 Israel-based Vintage Investment Partners raised its new $920M fund to back venture fund of funds.
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