emerging managers
The fundraising environment is challenging for emerging managers, defined as VC firms raising their first through third time. But Katie Jacobs Stanton, a former head of media at Twitter who…
Industry Ventures raises a $900M fund for investing in small, early-stage VCs and their breakout startups
The venture fundraising trend in 2024 is fairly clear by now: Large, established VC firms are continuing to attract capital from limited partners, while smaller, newer funds are finding it…
The fund targeted family offices and high-net-worth individuals who want “diversified” exposure to early-stage crypto venture deals.
As long as micro funds can be nimble enough to gain meaningful ownership, they shouldn’t be too concerned about Countdown’s fate.
Fundraising is down across the board, but emerging managers were able to raise the same percentage of that funding total as in former years.
As the role of the fund-of-funds model changes, this new version could prove to be the perfect vehicle to help diverse and emerging fund managers.
It may be tempting for managers to close on capital as soon as they have it in this quieter funding environment, but that’s probably not the best move.
Emerging managers saw the funding declines of 2022 continue into 2023. But I think the space is worth getting excited about.
When it came to emerging managers, SVB went beyond just banking resources. These young VCs hope that support isn’t lost.
