Emerging Managers

Savvy first-timers like Metiquity Ventures in Canada see success raising their first vehicles amidst a challenging market.

It pays to have a network of connections and a track record. Otherwise, getting those LP commitments in a virtual world is next to impossible for emerging managers.

The portfolio companies of the NY firm have also fared well on the fundraising trail, as it plots a successor $250m vehicle to its debut $50m fund.

Fuse Venture Partners, which is targeting $100m for its debut fund, has raised nearly $71m in consolidated commitments so far.

While some investors worried about public criticism, thousands of VC-backed companies took money from the government's loan program. Rokk3r Fuel is one of the firms that advised all portfolio companies to apply for PPP.

Fixel led Tiger Global's investment in hot cycling tech company Peloton Interactive, which went public last September.

Rejection can be tough to swallow, but a recent webinar from Signature Bank’s Venture Banking Group and others highlights what LPs and GPs say are the helpful steps when raising a first-time VC fund.

Singapore-based Genesis is targeting $70m for its debut vehicle and already collecting commitments from international foundations and LPs.

Venture funding in Latin America doubled in 2019 for the fourth straight year, showing its resiliency in the wake of political disruption in the region. Now, it hopes this spirit will push it through the current coronavirus downturn.

In the age of coronavirus, VCs are looking for creative ways to get to know founders, including meeting six feet apart.