VU Venture Partners
A global early-stage tech venture fund
investing in the world's largest markets.
VU Venture Partners is the global investment arm of the VU group, solving the biggest challenges for humanity. Our senior General Partners have been early backers of 25+ unicorns and 20+ multi-billion dollar exits. The same team that sources, diligences and closes deals is the team that trains our cohorts.
$2B+
Invested by VU's senior General Partners across leading VC funds, generating 4x+ net realized cash-on-cash returns
25+
Unicorns backed early by VU's General Partners
20+
Multi-billion dollar exits led by VU's General Partners
70+
Investors on VU's investment team, operating at the scale of a $1B+ VC fund
UNICORN PORTFOLIO
Companies VU cohorts have invested in. They are building their own track records.
Investments sourced and led by VU cohorts
Scale & Strength
VU operates at a scale and strength greater than a $1B+ venture fund.
10x Larger Investment Team
VU's investment team = 70+ investors. vs. avg. $100M VC fund team = 3–7 investors. vs. avg. $1B+ VC fund team = 20–40 investors.
High-Quality Investment Team
VU's senior General Partners have 50+ years of VC experience leading some of the largest and best-performing VC funds in the world, investing $2B+ and generating 4x+ net realized cash-on-cash returns.
10x More Deal Flow
VU sources ~20,000 deals / year. vs. avg. $100M VC fund ~2,000 / year. vs. avg. $1B+ VC fund ~5,000–7,000 / year.
10x More Selective
VU invests in ~0.1% of the companies sourced and reviewed. vs. avg. $100M or $1B+ VC fund ~1%.
Long-Term Capital Partner
Capital reserved for following and leading investments. VU can lead and participate in multiple follow-on rounds throughout a portfolio company's journey.
Proprietary Insider Network
Global startup, corporate and investor ecosystem access at unprecedented scale. We actively support customer acquisition, partnerships, capital raising, hiring, marketing and exit strategies.
VERTICALS
Six vertical-focused investment teams.
Dedicated teams covering markets broader, deeper, faster and smarter.
Frontier
AI, Robotics, Materials, SpaceTech.
Healthcare
HealthTech, Medical Devices, BioTech, Pharma.
Consumer
D2C Brands, Marketplaces, Web3.
Enterprise
B2B Solutions, Big Data, Cybersecurity.
FinTech/PropTech
Financial Services, Blockchain, NFTs, Crypto. Residential & Commercial Real Estate Tech.
Industrials
ClimateTech, ESG & Impact.
Cohort members choose to join one or more vertical teams to focus on investment thesis development, deal sourcing, and due diligence. Cohort members can also create their own vertical teams based on common interests and expertise, and gain the benefit of vertical specialization while also gaining a generalist perspective in seeing and evaluating deals across all vertical teams during weekly Partner Meetings and participating on the Investment Committee.
Investments
Check sizes & cadence.
- Initial investment
- $200K – $1M
- Follow-on investments
- Up to $10M
- Cadence
- 2–5 new portfolio companies per quarter
- Stage
- Early stage through growth
Geography Agnostic
HQ offices across five regions.
- North AmericaSan Francisco, USA
- Asia-PacificHong Kong, China
- EuropeMunich, Germany
- Eastern EuropeBurgas, Bulgaria
- LatAmSão Paulo, Brazil
Investment teams also operating across:
- North America: SF, LA, NYC, Boston, Miami, Chicago, Austin, Philadelphia, Canada
- Europe: UK, Germany, France, Netherlands
- Asia-Pacific: China, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Korea, Japan, Australia
- LatAm: Mexico, Brazil
- Middle East & Africa: Israel, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, South Africa
People
The same team that invests,
trains the next generation.
Skyler Fernandes, Andrew Zalasin and the global partnership sit in Partner Meetings, ICs and Management Team Meetings with our cohorts. What you learn is what they do every day.
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