Fund Momentum - Fresh Funds Ready to Deploy #14
Welcome to the fourteenth edition of my bi-weekly newsletter, where I bring you the latest on newly raised funds (VC & PE) that are ready to deploy capital.
Michael Schneider is a serial founder, operator, and startup advisor. As a seasoned mentor, he launched his own fundraising consultancy, "Seedraisr.” Through his expertise and network, he primarily supports early stage startup founders during their funding rounds, and emerging VC fund managers. He closely follows developments in the venture capital market and provides these insights in his biweekly newsletter.
Today’s edition features the newest funds raised, in late April & early May 2025, including a total of 30 VC & PE funds.
Here’s what you’ll find about each fund:
Fund Name
Fund Size
Location
Industry Focus
Investment Stage
Website
Fund Managers with LinkedIn Profiles
So, without further ado, here are the first 10 of the freshest funds primed for investment (in no particular order) + you can from now on also listen to them on Spotify & Apple Podcasts:
EWOR Founder Fellowship | 60M | EUR | Germany | Sector Agnostic (focus on visionary, technical, and serial entrepreneurs; previous fellows in deep tech, AI, healthtech, SaaS, and more) | Pre-Seed, Seed (supports both ideation and traction-stage founders; invests €500,000 for 7% equity per fellow) | ewor.com | Daniel Dippold (Founder & CEO), Florian Huber (Co-Founder & CIO) I Apply here until the 19th of May for the next batch.
Bosch Ventures Fund VI | 270M | USD | USA (global offices: Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv, Shanghai) | Deeptech with focus on Energy Efficiency, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Climate Tech, Quantum Computing | Early Stage, Series A–C, Scale-up | bosch.ventures | Philipp Rose & Dr. Ingo Ramesohl (Managing Director)
AI Fund III | 190M | USD | USA | Artificial Intelligence (focus on co-founding and building AI startups across sectors) | Venture Studio (Venture Builder, co-founding AI companies from inception) | aifund.ai | Andrew Ng (Managing & General Partner), Eva Wang, Warren Packard (Partner)
Revo Capital Fund III | 86M | USD | Turkey | Technology (focus on Fintech, B2B SaaS, Cybersecurity, Healthtech, Energy, Gaming; AI as cross-sector enabler) | Seed, Early Stage (Seed to Series B) | revo.vc | Cenk Bayrakdar (Founding Partner & Managing Director), Jaap van Dijk (Managing Director)
Marathon Venture Capital Fund III | 75M | EUR | Greece | Technology (focus on B2B IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, agricultural tech, defence tech, deep tech) | Seed Stage (early-stage, typically leading seed rounds) | marathon.vc | George Tziralis, Panos Papadopoulos, Alex Alexakis (Partner)
Aldea Ventures Fund II | 50M | EUR | Spain | Fund of Funds (focus on early-stage VC managers in deep tech, including AI, next-gen computing, climate tech, health and bio, and robotics) | Pre-Seed, Seed (invests in micro-VCs and nano-VCs, with selective co-investments and secondary opportunities) | aldea.ventures | Carlos Trenchs, Alfonso Bassols (Co-Founder & Managing Partner)
Adams Street European Venture Fund I | 270M | EUR | UK | Fund of Funds (primary focus on new European VC funds, with up to 30% allocated to secondaries and direct co-investments in startups) | Early Stage (targeting underlying portfolio of ~400 early-stage companies via 10–20 GPs over a decade) | adamsstreetpartners.com | Ross Morrison (Partner, Europe)
dao5 Fund II | 222M | USD | USA | Blockchain, Crypto, AI (focus on institutional and governmental adoption; key areas: on-chain public infrastructure, novel stablecoin systems, state-sovereign artificial intelligence) | Early Stage, Multi-Strategy | dao5.com | Tekin Salimi (Founder & Managing Partner)
FPV Ventures Fund II | 525M | USD | USA | Technology (focus on product-driven, mission-driven startups across sectors including software, healthcare, supply chain, and AI) | Early Stage (Seed, Series A, with flexibility across stages) | fpvventures.com | Wesley Chan, Pegah Ebrahimi (Co-Founder & Managing Partner)
Earthling VC Fund I | 4,5M | USD | USA | Deep Tech (focus on VR, robotics, AI, next-generation computing surfaces and mediums) | Pre-Seed, First Check (very early stage) | earthling.vc | Arian Ghashghai (Solo GP)
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Content Corner:
Adapt or Be Left Behind: Fiverr CEO's Stark AI Warning - [LI Posting]
Lightspeed's Strategic Pivot: Embracing the RIA Model - [LI Posting]
From Hobby to Investment: The $270B Sports Collectibles Boom - [LI Posting]
Top AI Agent Advancements: Stanford Courses, Alibaba's Qwen 3, and Beyond - [LI Posting]
Stealth Momentum: New Funds in the Making or Under the Radar - presented by Specter:
Max Baumann - Left SKU and started a New Fund: Back to Back VC as "Founding Partner" - Specter Score 8/10
Vivek Sodera - Left Forward Deployed VC and started a New Fund: Supercharge.vc as "Founder & General Partner" - Specter Score 8/10
Vadim Rogovskiy - Left 3DLOOK and started a New Fund: Rebel Capital as "President, Co-founder" - Specter Score 8/10
Joaquim Costa - Left Dozero and started a New Fund: Hyperstack Capital as "Founder & CEO" - Specter Score 7/10
Amir Fishelov - Left CaPow and started a New Fund: Square One Labs as "Managing Partner, Co-Founder" - Specter Score 7/10
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