Company Research Report: VU Venture Partners
Company Overview
- Name: VU Venture Partners
- Mission: A global venture capital fund focusing on the world's largest opportunities.
- Founded: No information is available.
- Founders: No information is available.
- Key People:
- J. Skyler Fernandes: Co-Founder & General Partner - Global
- Andrew Zalasin: General Partner - North America, LatAm, & Europe
- Aakash Jain: Associate Partner - North America, LatAm, & Europe
- Arpan Ajmera: Principal - North America, LatAm, & Europe
- James Zhang: Partner - Asia-Pacific, Middle East, & Africa
- David Lee: Partner - Asia-Pacific, Middle East, & Africa
- Andy Goldstein and Remy Goldstein: Partners - Western Europe
- Boriana Gaitsgori and Peter Matev: Partners - Eastern Europe
- Headquarters: Multiple HQ offices are located in San Francisco, United States; Hong Kong, China; Munich, Germany; and São Paulo, Brazil.
- Number of Employees: VU operates with a larger team scale, with a 50+ person investment team, significantly larger than traditional VC fund teams.
- Revenue: No information is available.
- Known For: Investing in 25+ unicorns and operating on a scale and strength greater than a $1B+ investment fund.
Products
VU's Investment Platform Offerings
- Venture Capital Fund
- Vertical focus areas: Consumer, Enterprise, FinTech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech.
- Private Equity Fund
- Focus areas include Real Estate, Leverage Buyouts, Pre-IPO, PIPES, and Growth Equity.
- Investor Syndicate
- Allows investment across VC Verticals, PE Sectors, Geographies, Diversity, Impact, etc.
- Investor Accelerator
- Academic and investment apprenticeship program.
- Fund Admin Platform
- Offers SPVs & Fund Entities, Accounting, Tax, and White Labeled Investor Portal.
- Investor Matching Platform and Ecommerce Platform
- Connects LPs with Fund Managers and serves Innovators, Founders, and Investors.
Recent Developments
Deals and Partnerships
- Portfolio Size: VU has 100+ portfolio companies across various sectors.
- New Investments: VU makes 2-5 new portfolio company investments per quarter and multiple follow-on investments.
- Co-Investment Opportunities: Investors can co-invest on a deal-by-deal basis alongside VU Venture Partners' committed funds.
Geographic and Market Expansion
- Geography Agnostic Approach:
- Operations in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, LatAm, Africa, and the Middle East.
- Extensive geographic spread with offices and teams in various global locations, enabling broad market coverage.
Key Features & Network
- Proprietary Network:
- Access to a global startup, corporate, and investor ecosystem.
- Ability to accelerate the growth and success of portfolio companies by supporting customer acquisition, partnerships, and other strategic areas.
Fund Details
- VU Venture Partners Fund III:
- Targets diversification across ~60 portfolio companies with a focus on North America and other geographic regions.
- Allows LPs priority allocation for additional capital investments within Fund III portfolio companies.
Bonded - VU's Affinity Investor Network
- Membership Details: Open to accredited investors such as angel investors and family offices with no annual membership fees.
Note: The information provided in this report is based on existing data. Any field marked with "No information is available" indicates a lack of specific data in the provided dataset.
