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With commitments from returning LPs, as well as new endowments, family offices and its first two public pension plans, the new fund has made 12 investments to date.

The multifamily office's head of investment credits two hours of daily pool training as a kid with the persistence that got her through banking, venture and private equity – and with why she doesn't chase a hot AI story anymore.

Trained as a quantum scientific researcher, Kris Kaczmarek shifted his career focus to venture capital, excited by what a quantum-focused funds were building.

Ohio's $23.4bn public school employees' pension is the latest LP to invest in the fund, committing $50m.

Our H1 Fundraising Report shows fundraising totals stabilizing, but the number of funds continuing to decline.

Fundraising stabilized in the first half of this year, with VC firms worldwide collecting $45.2bn, the same amount they raised in H1 2025. But fundraisers are by no means out of the woods.

LPs in €566m EQT Ventures I included HarbourVest, which led the new CV, as well as AP Fonden 4, Danica Pension, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Investor AB, Danish Export and Investment Fund, European Investment Fund and Tesi.

Among the LPs in the firm’s debut fund were Alaska Retirement Management Board and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America.

Increasing the UK pension fund’s VC allocation to £200m, the dedicated VC sleeve signals Nest’s intent to strengthen its support for the asset class, part of a broader vision to expand its private markets exposure up to 30% by 2030.

LPs include IFC, FASA, Shell Foundation, Trafigura Foundation, Speedinvest, Blink Impact, FSD Africa and Cisco Foundation.