Best VCs for Emerging Managers

12 venture capitalists actively investing in Emerging Managers.

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#1Jun Wakabayashi

Venture Principal

AppWorks

Jun uses fund investments as ecosystem infrastructure: back locally connected or specialist managers, exchange market intelligence and diligence, create co-investment and follow-on capital paths, and

Not publicly disclosed for Beacon Funds commitments. AppWorks' direct-company strategy publishes US$200K to US$15M per deal from Seed through Series C; that range should not be applied to Jun's venture-fund investments.
Emerging ManagersVenture FundsSeed
#2Shafin Damani

Founder and Managing Partner

PuffinVC

Shafin runs two complementary strategies: direct pre-seed and seed investing in durable companies, and fund-of-funds partnerships with first- and second-time emerging managers under $50M. He emphasize

PuffinVC does not publish a direct check-size range. Its emerging-manager program targets first- and second-time funds under $50M.
Pre-SeedSeedEmerging Managers
#3Alexa Heying

Head of Platform

Flyover Capital

Alexa Heying is part of Flyover Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific investment mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage applied-AI and

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#4Dan Kerr

Managing Partner

Flyover Capital

Dan Kerr is part of Flyover Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific investment mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage applied-AI and indu

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#5Keith Molzer

Founding Managing Partner

Flyover Capital

Keith Molzer is part of Flyover Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific investment mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage applied-AI and

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#6Tristan Mace

Managing Partner, Fund of Funds

Flyover Capital

Tristan Mace is part of Flyover Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific investment mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage applied-AI and

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#7Thad Langford

Founding Managing Partner

Flyover Capital

Thad Langford is part of Flyover Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific investment mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage applied-AI and

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#8Patrick Berry

Partner

Flyover Capital

Patrick Berry is part of Flyover Capital's current team. No narrower person-specific investment mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Back early-stage applied-AI and

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
SeedSeries AEarly Stage
#9Gregg Bordes

Managing Partner

Front Porch Venture Partners

Gregg Bordes is part of Front Porch Venture Partners's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Accelerate the Southeast ventu

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#10Joe Mancini

Founding Partner

Front Porch Venture Partners

Joe Mancini is part of Front Porch Venture Partners's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Accelerate the Southeast ventur

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#11Nikin Shah

Founding Partner

Front Porch Venture Partners

Nikin Shah is part of Front Porch Venture Partners's current team. No narrower person-specific mandate is published, so this profile uses the firm's official strategy: Accelerate the Southeast venture

The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
Pre-SeedSeedEarly Stage
#12Wayne Qiu

Investor

Inception Capital

Wayne covers China and Southeast Asia. His experience combines fund-of-funds underwriting of emerging venture managers with direct AI and deep-tech investing, fitting Inception's platform for inceptio

Inception Capital does not publish a Wayne-specific check-size range on its current website.
Inception StagePre-SeedSeed