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title: "274 Emerging VC Managers in the US (Nov 2026): First-Time Funds"
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# 274 emerging VC managers in the US

We list 274 emerging VC managers in the US as of November 2026: each has an SEC filing on file, and the list was last checked on 6 Nov 2026. An emerging manager on this list is a US venture capital firm whose first fund, numbered I or 1 on SEC Form D, was first filed in 2025 or 2026. The cities with the most head offices on this list are San Francisco (35), New York (30) and Austin (13).

- 274 firms
- 219 with a fund filing or dated deal in the last 12 months
- $22M median fund size on file (SEC Form D, 216 firms)
- 586 named decision-makers on file

## First 25 of 274 emerging VC managers in the US

| Investor | Type | HQ | Stages (our research) | Focus (our research) | Latest fund or deal | Fund size | Checked | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atomus Ventures | VC firm | Palo Alto, CA | Growth | AI, Logistics, Hardware | New fund, Sep 2026 | $500M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/atomus-ventures/ |
| Timescale Ventures | VC firm | Marblehead, MA | Pre-seed, Seed | Energy, Industrial Tech, AI, Space | New fund, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/timescale-ventures/ |
| Reveille | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed | Defense Tech, Energy, Space, AI | New fund, Nov 2026 | $40M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/reveille/ |
| Envoy VC | VC firm | New York, NY |  | AI, Fintech, Proptech, Defense Tech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $41M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/envoy-vc/ |
| Prompt Capital | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Generalist, Fintech, Insurtech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $40M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/prompt-capital/ |
| 1540 Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY |  | Healthtech, Medtech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/1540-ventures/ |
| Pristine Capital | VC firm | New York, NY | Pre-seed |  | New fund, Sep 2026 | $50M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/pristine-capital/ |
| GrayHair Venture Partners | VC firm | Ridgewood, NJ | Seed | AI, Legal Tech, Fintech, Edtech | New fund, Nov 2026 | $20M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/grayhair-venture-partners/ |
| Leo Capital | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Pre-seed, Seed | AI, Fintech, Insurtech, SaaS | New deal, Oct 2026 | $20M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/leo-capital/ |
| Firehunter | VC firm | Denver, CO | Seed | AI, Robotics | New fund, Sep 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/firehunter/ |
| Captain Ventures | VC firm | Alpine, UT | Seed | Generalist | New fund, Oct 2026 | $31M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/captain-ventures/ |
| Sofeon Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA |  |  | New fund, Oct 2026 | $40M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/sofeon-ventures/ |
| New Earth Ventures | Corporate VC | Wilmington, NC |  | Logistics, Industrial Tech | New deal, Nov 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/new-earth-ventures/ |
| New Vista Capital | VC firm | Washington, DC | Pre-seed | Defense Tech, Space, AI, Industrial Tech | New fund, Oct 2026 | $20M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/new-vista-capital/ |
| DeepTechX Ventures | VC firm | United States |  | Energy, Deep Tech, AI, Defense Tech | New fund, Sep 2026 | $25M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/deeptechx-ventures/ |
| 1616 Ventures | VC firm | Nashville, TN | Pre-seed | Healthtech, SaaS, Medtech | New fund, Aug 2026 | $150M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/1616-ventures/ |
| All Aboard | VC firm | New York, NY | Growth | Energy, Climate Tech, Industrial Tech, AI | New fund, Aug 2026 | $106M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/all-aboard/ |
| Hallstone Ventures | VC firm | Hollywood, CA | Seed | Space, Robotics, Media, AI | New fund, Oct 2026 | $11M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/hallstone-ventures/ |
| Banner VC | VC firm | Austin, TX |  |  | New fund, Jun 2026 | $220M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/banner-vc/ |
| Isogon Ventures | VC firm | New York, NY | Seed, Series A, Series B | AI, Energy, Logistics, Industrial Tech | New deal, Jul 2026 | $150M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/isogon-ventures/ |
| Blank Space Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed | AI | New fund, Jun 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/blank-space-ventures/ |
| Prevail Venture Capital | VC firm | Leawood, KS | Seed | Healthtech, Defense Tech, Fintech, Deep Tech | New fund, Jul 2026 | $100M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/prevail-venture-capital/ |
| 224 Ventures | VC firm | San Francisco, CA | Seed | AI, Robotics | New fund, Aug 2026 | $81M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/224-ventures/ |
| Banyan Bioinnovations | VC firm | Boston, MA |  | Biotech, Healthtech | New fund, Jun 2026 | $102M (SEC Form D, 2026) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/banyan-bioinnovations/ |
| Hyve Ventures | VC firm | Austin, TX | Pre-seed | Consumer, Healthtech, Logistics, Biotech | New fund, Nov 2026 | $6M (SEC Form D, 2025) | 2026-11-04 | https://theinvestordatabase.com/investors/hyve-ventures/ |

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## By year the first fund was filed

| Year the first fund was filed | On this list |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 124 |
| 2026 | 150 |

The year of the first Form D filing we hold for the fund numbered I or 1.

## By size of the first fund

| Size of the first fund | On this list |
|---|---|
| Under $10M | 56 |
| $10M to under $25M | 54 |
| $25M to under $50M | 45 |
| $50M to under $100M | 31 |
| $100M and over | 30 |
| No size on file for the first fund | 58 |

The fund as filed on SEC Form D: an offering amount, or the amount sold so far.

## Method and limits
- Source: All 274 rows carry an SEC filing (Form D or Form ADV). 156 of the 274 have a website we checked; the other 118 rest on the filing or register entry alone. Filing date and fund size are SEC data where a filing exists. Stage, sector and check size are our research.
- Inclusion rule: Organizations that back startups. Individuals, buyout funds and firms we found to be inactive are left out. This list holds VC firms, fund managers and corporate venture arms; accelerators and angel networks are in their own lists. Emerging manager: the firm's fund numbered I or 1 on SEC Form D was first filed in 2025 or 2026 (our record holds the filing year of a fund, so the window runs in whole years back from the newest filing we hold, 6 Nov 2026); the fund's name is the firm's own name with a number, so a fund named for a region, a strategy or a single company, and any opportunity, co-invest, access, select or feeder vehicle, does not count; no fund we hold for the firm carries a later number or an earlier filing year; any Form ADV on file shows under $100M in private fund assets across 3 private funds or fewer; and it has fewer than 4 fund vehicles in our Form D filing detail, which starts in July 2025. Where the record holds no filing year for the fund, it must be among the new notices of the last 8 weeks or carry an SEC filer number issued since 2025. The filing is evidence of a first fund under this name: a firm with earlier funds that we do not hold, or a one-deal vehicle filed under its own name, can still appear.
- Order: Activity score out of 100: recency of the latest fund filing or dated deal (50: full marks within 3 months, then stepping down at 6, 12 and 24 months), size of the fund on file on a log scale (35) and completeness of the public record (15). It is a measure of activity and fit, not of quality or returns.
- Fill rates: Of 274 rows: stage 108, sector 119, fund size 216, website 156. In the paid file: named decision-makers on 259 rows, firm email on 39, LinkedIn page on 37, check size on 9.

## Questions
### What is an emerging manager in venture capital?
The term has no fixed definition; it usually means a firm raising one of its first funds. This list uses a rule the filings can show: a first fund, numbered I or 1 on SEC Form D, first filed in 2025 or 2026.

### How many first-time venture funds are on this list?
274, by the year the first fund was filed: 124 in 2025 and 150 in 2026. The count covers funds named as a first fund on SEC Form D whose name is the firm's own, so a first fund with no number in its name is not in it.

### How big is a first-time venture fund on this list?
216 of the 274 have a size on file for the first fund. The median is $22M. The figure is the fund as filed, an offering amount or the amount sold so far, not a check size.

### How many emerging VC managers in the US are there?
We list 274 as of November 2026. 219 of the 274 have a fund filing or a dated deal in the last 12 months. The cities with the most are San Francisco (35), New York (30) and Austin (13).

### Which sectors do emerging VC managers in the US back most?
On this list: AI (79), SaaS and B2B software (56), healthtech and digital health (44) and deep tech (28). Sector is our research and a firm can carry more than one.

### Which emerging VC managers in the US raised a new fund in the last 12 months?
218 of the 274 have a fund filing dated in the last 12 months. The most recent on this list are Decimal Capital (Nov 2026), Reveille (Nov 2026) and GrayHair Venture Partners (Nov 2026).

### Which stages do emerging VC managers in the US back?
Of the 108 with a stage on file, seed (78), pre-seed (48) and Series A (16). A firm can back more than one stage, and 166 rows have no stage on file yet.

### Where does the data on emerging VC managers in the US come from and how often is it updated?
All 274 rows have an SEC filing on file (Form D or Form ADV). Filing date and fund size come from the filing. Stage, sector and check size are our research. Rows on this list were last checked on 6 Nov 2026 at the latest. The whole file is re-verified twice a year.

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