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VU Venture Partners

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

VU Venture Partners is a prominent multi-sector and multi-stage venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. Established in 2020, the firm has rapidly scaled its operations, accumulating over $2 billion in assets under management (AUM) within a few years. This significant capital base enables VU Venture Partners to pursue a flexible investment strategy, deploying capital across more than 10 diverse sectors, including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, fintech, and SaaS.

The firm's investment philosophy centers on identifying and supporting companies that are developing disruptive technologies and innovative business models. Their multi-stage approach means they are active investors from the Seed stage all the way through to Growth equity rounds, providing capital at various critical junctures in a company's lifecycle. This broad mandate allows them to engage with a wide spectrum of opportunities, from nascent startups to more mature, scaling enterprises.

VU Venture Partners has built a robust portfolio, having invested in over 200 companies since its founding. Beyond financial capital, the firm distinguishes itself by offering comprehensive strategic support to its portfolio companies. A dedicated platform team assists with crucial areas such as talent acquisition, business development, and marketing, aiming to accelerate the growth and success of their investments. This hands-on approach, combined with their substantial financial resources and wide sector focus, positions VU Venture Partners as a significant player in the global venture capital landscape.

Investor Profile

VU Venture Partners has backed more than 79 startups, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 2 rounds, about 3% of its total and boasts 3 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Series Unknown rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, United Kingdom, Colombia.
  • Strong thematic focus on Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • Typical check size: $500K – $10M.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (44%)
  • Series A (27%)
  • Series Unknown (15%)
  • Series B (4%)
  • Convertible Note (4%)
  • Pre Seed (3%)
  • Series C (1%)
  • Angel (1%)
  • Undisclosed (1%)

Country Focus

  • United States (66%)
  • United Kingdom (6%)
  • Colombia (4%)
  • Japan (3%)
  • India (3%)
  • Ireland (3%)
  • Australia (3%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • Hong Kong (3%)
  • Spain (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Health Care
  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Biotechnology
  • Medical
  • Aerospace
  • Food And Beverage
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Machine Learning
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does VU Venture Partners frequently co-invest with?

Bossa Invest
South America, Sao Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo
Co-Investments: 2
AgFunder
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
SOSV
North America, New Jersey, United States, Princeton
Co-Investments: 3
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 4
Correlation Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Co-Investments: 2
Bias Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
FV
North America, Florida, United States, West Palm Beach
Co-Investments: 3
10X Capital
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 2
Founders Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Khosla Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does VU Venture Partners often collaborate with?

KN
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
NN
Shared Deals: 1
SW
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
PT
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
LF
North America, Arizona, United States
Shared Deals: 1
SK
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
AN
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
CA
Europe, Stockholms Lan, Sweden, Stockholm
Shared Deals: 1
FS
North America, Michigan, United States, Metropolitan
Shared Deals: 1
JM
North America, Texas, United States, Dallas
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by VU Venture Partners?

JumpStart Fertility

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Jumpstart Fertility aims to increase the health of egg cells and restore fertility.

FertilityHealth Care
Series UnknownJun 9, 2025
Amount Raised: $2,609,699
Wegrow-app

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Wegrow-app is a company that uses a gamified platform to engage teams, grow businesses, and achieve CSR targets.

Information TechnologySoftware
Series ASep 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $7,779,818
Healx

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Healx is a rare disease biotechnology company that uses generative AI for drug discovery.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceMedical
Series CAug 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $47,000,000
Orchard Robotics

Seattle, Washington, United States

Orchard Robotics develops an operating system that enables precision agriculture driven by robots and AI.

AgTechArtificial Intelligence (AI)FarmingRobotics
SeedMar 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,200,000
Isaac Health

New York, New York, United States

Isaac Health is a platform for population level brain health and dementia care with proven savings for health plans and systems.

Health CareMedical
SeedJan 25, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,700,000
AOA

Boulder, Colorado, United States

AOA Dx is a biotech company developing cancer diagnostics in the field of women’s health.

BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth Diagnostics
Series AOct 11, 2023
Amount Raised: $17,000,000
InSite Health

Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States

InSite Health is an outpatient psychiatric center for children and adults.

Health CareMedicalOutpatient Care
SeedSep 29, 2023
Web3 Pro

Palo Alto, California, United States

Web3 Pro creates enterprise white-label platforms for global brands in order to make NFT campaigns seamless, easy to execute, and on-brand.

AutomotiveDigital MarketingEnterprise SoftwareMetaverseNon-Fungible Token (NFT)SaaSSportsWeb3
Series UnknownAug 28, 2023
Dayta AI

Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong

Dayta is a software company which develops retail analytics SaaS solutions for brick-and-mortar retailers

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataData MiningImage RecognitionMachine LearningRetail TechnologySoftwareText Analytics
Series AJul 11, 2023
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Hadean

London, England, United Kingdom

Hadean are a venture backed startup, reimagining distributed, spatial and scalable computing for web 3.0 and the metaverse.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsMetaverseOperating Systems
Series AMar 23, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,912,400