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7 vehicles, latest 2021reported GAV $674M2 investment professionals
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3 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $156Mraising6 investment professionals4 investments1 partner-attributed6 co-investorsemerginginvested Jul 28, 2026
DFS LabParis · dfslab.net · SEC venture capital fund adviser
micro VCWriting and research from DFS on African tech, digital financial services, AI, and emerging market investing.
16 vehicles, latest 2025reported GAV $10.0M8 investment professionals2 investments18 co-investorsinvested May 19, 2026Consumer products and retail (stated)Consumer services (stated)Financial services (stated)
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4 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $271M15 investment professionals
14 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $89.3M1 investment professional3 investmentsManufacturing (1 company)
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5 vehiclesreported GAV $449M3 investment professionals4 co-investors
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23 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $99.5M6 investment professionals1 investment1 partner-attributedinvested Sep 3, 2025Energy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)Hardware and deep tech (stated)Life sciences (stated)
8 vehicles, latest 2022reported GAV $196M9 investment professionalsHardware and deep tech (stated)Software (stated)
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1 vehiclereported GAV $105M2 investment professionals15 investments15 co-investorsEnergy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)Financial services (stated)Software (stated)
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35 vehicles, latest 2026reported GAV $185M1 investment professional
2 vehicles, latest 202114 investment professionals2 investments5 co-investorsFinancial services (stated)Hardware and deep tech (stated)Software (stated)
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3 vehicles, latest 2026reported GAV $80.1Mchecks $1.0M to $100Mraising17 investments12 co-investorsemergingEnergy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)Hardware and deep tech (stated)Software (stated)
2 vehicles, latest 2025reported GAV $57.4M29 investments18 co-investorsemergingSoftware (2 companies)Tech-enabled and IT services (2 companies)Hardware and deep tech (2 companies)
8 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $166M10 investment professionals1 investment1 partner-attributed1 co-investorsinvested Aug 21, 2026Agriculture (stated)Financial services (stated)Hardware and deep tech (stated)
15 vehicles, latest 2026reported GAV $141M3 investment professionals1 investment1 partner-attributed1 co-investorsinvested Jun 26, 2025
Part of W•••••••• V••••••• (3 filing advisers)
7 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $545M3 investment professionals
2 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $130M4 investment professionals9 investments8 co-investorsinvested Sep 17, 2026Hardware and deep tech (stated)Healthcare services (stated)Life sciences (stated)
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11 vehicles, latest 2023reported GAV $123M6 investment professionalsConsumer products and retail (stated)Consumer services (stated)Hardware and deep tech (stated)
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7 vehicles, latest 2019reported GAV $31.2Mchecks $400,000 to $600,0001 investment professional14 investments9 co-investorsSoftware (2 companies)Tech-enabled and IT services (2 companies)Hardware and deep tech (2 companies)
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27 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $174MRAUM $184M1 investment professionalEnergy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)Financial services (stated)Hardware and deep tech (stated)
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4 vehicles, latest 2025reported GAV $415Mraising1 investment professional1 investment10 co-investorsHealthcare services (stated)Life sciences (stated)Media and telecom (stated)
S•• P•••••••Memphis, TN · s•••••••••.com · SEC venture capital fund adviser
multi-stage9 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $348M2 investment professionals
11 vehicles, latest 2021reported GAV $201Mraising2 investment professionals1 investment1 partner-attributedinvested May 30, 2024
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2 vehiclesreported GAV $132M2 investment professionals16 investments5 co-investorsHealthcare services (stated)Life sciences (stated)
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2 vehicles, latest 2025reported GAV $424Mchecks $1.0M to $15.0M2 investment professionals3 investments2 partner-attributed5 co-investorsinvested Aug 17, 2026Consumer products and retail (stated)Consumer services (stated)Software (stated)
K••• C••••Shanghai · k•••.com · SEC venture capital fund adviser
VCPart of K•••••• P•••••• (2 filing advisers)
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2 vehiclesreported GAV $359M16 investment professionalsConsumer products and retail (stated)Consumer services (stated)Energy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)
Part of L•• (4 filing advisers)
2 vehiclesreported GAV $2.2B2 investment professionals
2 vehicles, latest 2023reported GAV $195M5 investment professionals6 investments2 partner-attributed4 co-investorsinvested Oct 2, 2024Life sciences (1 company)Manufacturing (1 company)Healthcare services (stated)
10 vehicles, latest 2026reported GAV $133Mraising7 investment professionalsHardware and deep tech (stated)Media and telecom (stated)Software (stated)
L••• V•••••••Cambridge, MA · l•••••••••.com · SEC venture capital fund adviser
VCOne firm, 2 filing advisers on l•••••••••.com
2 vehicles, latest 2016reported GAV $226M3 investment professionals3 investments11 co-investorsinvested Mar 11, 2026Hardware and deep tech (stated)Media and telecom (stated)Software (stated)
2 vehiclesreported GAV $42.8M1 investment professional12 investments59 co-investorsemerging
5 vehicles, latest 2021reported GAV $155M2 investment professionals2 investments1 partner-attributed10 co-investorsinvested Jul 31, 2026Software (1 company)Tech-enabled and IT services (1 company)Hardware and deep tech (1 company)
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4 vehicles, latest 2020reported GAV $47.6Mraising8 investment professionals8 investments6 co-investorsEducation (stated)Energy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)Media and telecom (stated)
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2 vehicles, latest 2026reported GAV $40.7Mchecks $500,000 to $2.0Mraising4 investment professionals17 investments20 co-investorsAerospace, defense and government (stated)Consumer products and retail (stated)Consumer services (stated)
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1 vehicle, latest 2024reported GAV $99.1Mraising8 investment professionals5 investments1 partner-attributed12 co-investorsemerginginvested Apr 30, 2026Healthcare services (1 company)Life sciences (stated)
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6 vehicles, latest 2020reported GAV $622M3 investment professionalsHardware and deep tech (stated)Healthcare services (stated)Life sciences (stated)
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4 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $181M2 investment professionals2 investments12 co-investorsinvested Nov 25, 2025Consumer products and retail (stated)Consumer services (stated)Energy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)
P•••••• L••Las Vegas, NV · SEC venture capital fund adviser
VC21 vehicles, latest 2025reported GAV $179M
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11 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $180M2 investment professionalsHealthcare services (stated)Life sciences (stated)Media and telecom (stated)
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1 vehicle, latest 2022reported GAV $45.8M1 investment professional33 investments22 co-investorsemergingSoftware (2 companies)Tech-enabled and IT services (2 companies)Hardware and deep tech (2 companies)
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2 vehicles, latest 2024reported GAV $37.5M7 investment professionals20 investments9 co-investorsemergingSoftware (2 companies)Tech-enabled and IT services (2 companies)Hardware and deep tech (2 companies)
5 vehicles, latest 2025reported GAV $66.7M3 investment professionals8 investments6 co-investorsSoftware (1 company)Tech-enabled and IT services (1 company)Hardware and deep tech (1 company)
6 vehicles, latest 2021reported GAV $874M
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3 vehicles, latest 2023reported GAV $366M13 investment professionalsConsumer products and retail (stated)Consumer services (stated)Education (stated)
10 vehicles, latest 2015reported GAV $120M7 investment professionalsMedia and telecom (stated)Software (stated)Transportation and logistics (stated)
E•••• P•••Boerne, TX · SEC venture capital fund adviser
multi-stage10 vehicles, latest 2026reported GAV $294Mraising
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2 vehicles, latest 2023reported GAV $392M1 investment professional7 investments2 co-investorsinvested Jun 11, 2026Software (stated)
L••• G••••New York, NY · l••••••••.com · SEC venture capital fund adviser
VCOne firm, 2 filing advisers on l••••••••.com
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1 vehicle, latest 2023reported GAV $397M8 investment professionals1 investment7 co-investorsinvested Apr 28, 2026Energy, utilities and infrastructure (stated)Healthcare services (stated)Life sciences (stated)
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1 vehicle, latest 2023reported GAV $9.4M9 investment professionals34 investments47 co-investorsemergingSoftware (1 company)Tech-enabled and IT services (1 company)Hardware and deep tech (1 company)
10 vehicles, latest 2019reported GAV $177M4 investment professionals