This week’s Moves in VC contains 10 Moves and 10 new fund announcements, compiled from 40+ sources.
ICYMI
🔵 Holley McShan, Ava Payman, and Arielle Rothman joined BoxGroup as Investors. Holley recently graduated with her MBA from Stanford, while Ava and Arielle previously worked at Goldman Sachs as an Investment Banking Analyst and Boston Consulting Group as a Consultant, respectively.
EASTERN US
🟠 Kamran Ali and Chris Brown were promoted to Partner at Inspired Capital. Inspired Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on Industrial, AI Transformation, FinTech, Healthcare, Labor & Education, and New Frontier.
🟠 Andrew McKinzie joined Acrew Capital as an Investor. Andrew previously worked at Tower Research Capital as an Investor. Acrew Capital invests in Fintech, Data & Security, and Health through their early-stage and growth-stage funds.
🟠 Brent Willess joined Innospark Ventures as an Early Stage AI Investor. Brent previously worked at Founder Collective as a Principal. Innospark Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in AI companies across healthcare, life sciences, and enterprise.
WESTERN US
🟣 Emily Bennett joined Andreessen Horowitz as an Investment Partner. Emily previously worked at Owl Ventures as a Partner.
🟣 Jay V. joined Aero X Ventures as a Head of Platform. Jay previously worked at Alliance for Southern California Innovation as a Venture Outreach Manager. Aero X Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on technologies that are transforming Aerospace & Defense.
🟣 Vlad Loktev is transitioning from his role as Partner to Venture Partner at Index Ventures. Vlad will be joining Roblox as a Chief Creator Ecosystem Officer.
SOUTHERN US
⚫ Lindsay Lightman left her role as a Principal at RevTech Ventures. She joined Strategic Systems International as a Venture Investments and Strategic Partnerships Director. RevTech Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in technologies and concepts driving the future of retail.
EUROPE
⚪ Shamillah Bankiya was promoted from Principal to Partner at Dawn Capital.
⚪ Phoebe Kitchen joined Molten Ventures as a Principal. Phoebe previously worked at Inovia Capital as a Growth Equity Vice President. Molten Ventures is a venture capital firm focusing on enterprise & SaaS, deeptech & hardware, healthtech, and consumer technology.
⚪ Betty Lu transitioned from her Chief of Staff role to Vice President of Platform and Growth at Visionaries Club. Visionaries Club is an early-stage venture capital firm focusing on B2B investments.
⚪ Cedric Mutz rejoined Emerald Technology Partners as a Partner and Head of Portfolio Management. Before rejoining, Cedric worked at Proventis Partners as a Director.
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NEW FUNDS
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🔴 New York-based Boro Capital is raising its third $25M fund to invest in tech and tech-enabled businesses.
🔴 Boston-based T.Rx Capital closed its inaugural $77.5M fund to back founders building at the intersection of technology and biology.
🔴 San Francisco-based Alt Capital announced its second $275M fund to focus on early stage companies.
🔴 London-based BNVT Capital closed its first $150M fund to back businesses solving society’s biggest challenges.
🔴 Boulder-based VoLo Earth Ventures closed its second $135M climate tech fund.
🔴 Barcelona-based Suma Capital closed its $248M climate tech fund.
🔴 Warsaw-based vastpoint launched its $21.2M fund to back Poland’s early stage founders.
🔴 Lisbon-based Shapers launched its first $75M fintech fund.
🔴 Latvia-based Outlast Fund closed its first $24.8M fund to invest in early stage startups across the Baltic and Nordic regions.
🔴 Silicon Valley-based True Ventures is looking to raise $400M across two funds.
🔴 Madison-based Venture Investors Health Fund closed its seventh $80M fund to drive healthcare innovations that aim to fundamentally change the standard of care.
🔴 Fort Worth-based Summit Peak Ventures is raising its fourth $150M fund.
🔴 San Francisco-based Stratus Ventures launched a $10M Fund 1.
🔴 Seattle-based Essence Venture Capital closed their fourth $41M fund to back technical founders.
EVENTS
⭕️ San Francisco, CA: 2nd Annual “Moves in VC” Dinner & Cocktail Reception – SF #TechWeek 2025 | Hosted by Venture5, October 7, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT. Join John Gannon and the Venture5 team for their annual reception and dinner celebrating VCs and VC allocators who have been promoted, joined new firms, or have launched new funds within the last year. Check out more details here.
⭕️ San Francisco, CA: Founders & VC Happy Hour – #SFTechWeek | Hosted by Tech Week, October 9, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM PDT. Join top founders, VCs, and operators for a high-energy happy hour during SF Tech Week. Check out more details here.
⭕️ New York, NY: ICON 2025 | Hosted by Tech Ladies, October 9-10, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM EDT. Hear from top leaders across engineering, product, investing, and entrepreneurship. Check out more details here.
⭕️ Boston, MA: Climatetech Founders Networking Breakfast @ Greentown Labs | Hosted by Greentown Labs, October 31, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT. Chat with climatetech founders and industry leaders over breakfast and coffee. Check out more details here.
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