The Most Scalable Venture Fund In The World
Powered By Our Unfair & Sustainable Advantage To Generate Consistent & Superior Returns
VU Operates At A Scale & Strength
Greater Than A $1B+ Investment Fund
10x Larger Investment Team
VU's Investment Team = >50 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 Investment Partners have 45+ yrs of VC experience leading some of the largest and best performing VC funds in the world, investing $1.8B+, generating 4x+ net realized cash-on-cash returns, and were some of the earliest and largest investors in 10+ unicorns, including Beyond Meat, Facebook, Twitter, Uber, Venmo, FabFitFun, Palantir, Oculus, Oscar, Wish, etc.
- VU has built a highly curated investment team of investors, leveraging VU's Investor Accelerator - Venture University, who have impressive backgrounds as founders, operators, industry experts, angel investors, family offices, and emerging fund managers.
10x More Deal Flow
VU Sources ~20,000 Deals / Year
vs. Avg. $100M VC Fund sources ~2,000 Deals / Year
vs. Avg. $1B+ VC Fund sources ~5,000-7,000 Deals / Year
10x More Selective
VU Invests In ~0.1% Of The Companies Sourced & Reviewed
vs. Avg. $100M VC Fund: ~1%
vs. Avg. $1B+ VC Fund: ~1%
Covering Markets Broader, Deeper, Faster, & Smarter
Dedicated investment teams focused on:
- Consumer
- Enterprise
- FinTech
- Frontier
- Healthcare
- PropTech
Geography Agnostic
VU invests globally, but mainly in the US
HQ offices in:
- San Francisco
- New York City
- Hong Kong
Investment teams also operate in LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Singapore, and India
Investments
Initial Investment: Up to $1M
Follow-on Investments: Up to $10M
Activity: 2-5 Investments per Quarter
~66% Fund Capital Reserved For Following & Leading Investments
VU is a long term capital partner throughout a portfolio company's journey, with the capability to lead and participate in multiple follow-on rounds
A Powerful Proprietary Network To Better Support Portfolio Companies
VU has access to the global startup, corporate, and investor ecosystem through its proprietary insider investor network at an unprecedented scale
VU accelerates the growth and success of its portfolio companies by actively supporting customer acquisition, partnerships, capital raising, hiring, marketing, and exit strategies