12 VCs and 4 funds investing in Emerging Managers
Venture Principal
AppWorks
Check: 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.
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 help portfolio companies enter new Asian markets. In direct opportunities, his writing favors repeat founders with learned resilience, large problems native to Southeast Asia, sound unit economics, profitability and margin discipline, and teams able to adapt when the original model fails.
Founder and Managing Partner
PuffinVC
Check: PuffinVC does not publish a direct check-size range. Its emerging-manager program targets first- and second-time funds under $50M.
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 emphasizes overlooked signals, non-coastal ecosystems, founder character and long-duration partnerships.
Head of Platform
Flyover Capital
Check: The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
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 industry-transforming technology companies outside traditional hubs while also investing through a curated fund-of-funds strategy.
Managing Partner
Flyover Capital
Check: The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
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 industry-transforming technology companies outside traditional hubs while also investing through a curated fund-of-funds strategy.
Founding Managing Partner
Flyover Capital
Check: The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
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 industry-transforming technology companies outside traditional hubs while also investing through a curated fund-of-funds strategy.
Managing Partner, Fund of Funds
Flyover Capital
Check: The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
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 industry-transforming technology companies outside traditional hubs while also investing through a curated fund-of-funds strategy.
Founding Managing Partner
Flyover Capital
Check: The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
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 industry-transforming technology companies outside traditional hubs while also investing through a curated fund-of-funds strategy.
Partner
Flyover Capital
Check: The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
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 industry-transforming technology companies outside traditional hubs while also investing through a curated fund-of-funds strategy.
Managing Partner
Front Porch Venture Partners
Check: The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
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 venture ecosystem by investing in strong regional funds and directly in promising technology and healthcare startups.
Founding Partner
Front Porch Venture Partners
Check: The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
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 venture ecosystem by investing in strong regional funds and directly in promising technology and healthcare startups.
Founding Partner
Front Porch Venture Partners
Check: The firm does not publish a person-specific check-size range on its current official website.
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 ecosystem by investing in strong regional funds and directly in promising technology and healthcare startups.
Investor
Inception Capital
Check: Inception Capital does not publish a Wayne-specific check-size range on its current website.
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 inception-stage founders and emerging managers.