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Emerging VC Funds Actively Deploying (2026)
Curated list of emerging venture capital funds actively deploying fresh capital.
This reference list tracks emerging venture capital firms actively deploying capital, detailing their fund numbers, sizes, and sector focuses. It is tailored for founders planning upcoming funding rounds across software, defense, and AI markets.
The list
Emerging VC Funds Actively Deploying 2026:
- @HaunVentures — $1B across 2 funds
- @HummingbirdVC — $800M
- @AforeVC Fund IV — $185M
- @1752vc — (author's own fund)
- @strikervp Fund I — $165M
- @ZeroShotFund I — $100M target
- @mantisVC Fund III — $100M
- @basecasecapital — ~$99M across 3 funds
- @haystackvc Fund VIII — $85M
- @2048vc Fund III — $82M
- @PrecursorVC Fund V — $66M
- @pax_ventures Fund I — $50M
- @SevenStars_VC Fund I — $40M
- @Antifund I — $30M
- @mtf_vc Fund I — $22M
- Mischief VC Fund II — $80M
Focus areas: AI infra, devtools, cyber, defense, vertical AI, next-gen software.
What it's for
- Build a targeted investor outreach list for early-stage fundraising rounds
- Identify venture capital firms with fresh capital reserves
- Benchmark fund sizes and emerging managers across AI infrastructure and devtools
Key points
- Identifies 16 emerging venture capital firms actively deploying capital
- Lists specific fund generations and fund sizes ranging from $22M to $1B
- Highlights focus areas including AI infra, devtools, cyber, defense, and vertical AI
- Covers both debut funds (Fund I) and expanding multi-fund managers
Pricing
Free
Details
- Type
- List
- Category
- Business & Money
- Topic
- Venture Capital
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- other
- For
- Startup founders and operators actively raising capital from emerging VC funds.
- Tags
- venture capital, fundraising, startups, investors, ai, devtools
Why it was saved
- @1752vc: A target list for fundraising: which new funds are actively deploying and how big they are.
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