First-time and early-fund Robotics venture capital managers who have filed with the SEC in the last two years. These emerging funds are actively building portfolios and are more accessible than established firms.
Emerging managers respond to cold outreach 3-5x more often than established VCs. With smaller deal pipelines, your pitch gets real attention.
First-time fund managers are actively building portfolios and take more meetings. Many report acceptance rates 2x the industry average.
Most emerging GPs come from operating backgrounds and offer hands-on support. They have incentives to make your company succeed beyond financial returns.
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Every US fund filing a Form D is legally raising capital. Funds filed in the last 12-18 months are actively deploying. Filter by filing type "06-b" and sale date within 2 years.
Most emerging managers are ex-operators or angels stepping up to a fund. Understanding their background lets you tailor your pitch to their domain expertise and investment thesis.
Emerging managers do not have associates screening email. A direct 5-sentence cold email referencing their investment thesis gets read. Lead with traction, then ask for a 20-minute call.
Emerging managers build tight-knit portfolio communities. A warm intro from a founder they already backed converts 5-10x better than cold outreach.
Fund I managers often have slower decision cycles because they are simultaneously raising from LPs. Build the relationship early and follow up monthly with progress updates.
An emerging manager is a venture capital fund manager raising or operating one of their first funds — typically a Fund I, II, or III. They often have small teams of 1-3 people and are building their track record. Because they are newer, they tend to be more accessible to founders and often make more concentrated bets.
Emerging managers are hungrier for great deals, move faster, and are easier to reach than established firms. They are actively building their reputations and often provide hands-on operational support. First-time fund managers frequently come from operating backgrounds and offer deep domain expertise alongside their capital.
Funds that have filed a Form D with the SEC within the past 12-24 months have recently closed or are actively raising. Once a fund closes, GPs typically deploy over a 3-5 year window. This page shows funds with recent filings, making them likely to be in active deployment.
Emerging managers typically raise between $5M and $75M for their first funds. Micro-VCs in the $5M-$30M range focus on pre-seed and seed stages, while larger emerging funds in the $30M-$100M range can lead or co-lead Series A rounds.
All fund data is sourced from SEC Form D filings — the mandatory disclosure reports that US investment funds must file when raising capital from investors. Funds appearing here have filed within the last 24 months, indicating recent fundraising activity. Data is not simulated or estimated.