Managers

Fundraising for women-led venture firms dipped again in 2025, but our analysis of four years of research shows that women-led firms' share of total industry fundraising is still growing.

Speculation about mega-sized AI IPOs has growing numbers of VC-backed companies also queueing up to go public, while increasing demand for scale and strategic growth is expected to be a key factor in M&A activity.

'What is happening in the public markets lets us know the competitive landscape in the private market,' says Umesh Padval, who leads Seligman's new venture business.

Foundations, family offices, development finance institutions and strategic corporations have pushed the Brazil-based VC to a second close.

Known LPs in the firm's previous funds include Princeton University's endowment and South Korean investment company SK Networks.

The firm’s limited partners come from a network almost 1,000 industrial owner-operators in the Midwest, including construction company Shiel Sexton.

The firm has staked 100% of its carried interest entitlement to the achievement of its portfolio companies' impact objectives.

New limited partner Amgen in the new healthcare fund joins returning LPs Emerson Collective, John Doerr, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

The Austin, Texas-based emerging manager closed on its debut fund, which invest in start-ups that 'combine marketplaces and software to change the way we buy and sell.'

While a handful of debut and sophomore funds have closed in recent months, their success has largely depended on notable track records at established firms, industry experience and compelling investment theses.