Venture Capital
The Capital Introduction Platform for Venture Capital
Connect with institutional allocators actively backing pre-seed through Series C venture funds, emerging managers, and micro-VC strategies. AI-powered matching to LPs’ allocation priorities.
26K+
LPs, GPs & Service Providers on the platform
11K
Allocator searches for venture capital strategies annually
2K+
Allocators on iConnections with active venture capital allocation priorities
60B+
Data points powering connections
26K+
LPs, GPs & Service Providers on the platform
11K
Allocator searches for venture capital strategies annually
2K+
Allocators on iConnections with active venture capital allocation priorities
60B+
Data points powering connections
Venture Capital on iConnections
Everything You Need. One Platform.
AI-Powered Venture Strategy Matching
- Violet matches venture funds to active LPs’ allocation priorities continuously
- Stage, sector, and emerging-manager alignment surfaced automatically
- Surface the right LP at the moment they are looking
Year-Round Venture Pipeline
- Profile views, document opens, and meeting requests in real time
- Pipeline builds between Global Alts cycles, not only during them
- Stay top of mind with LPs through every stage of diligence
Venture Capital at Global Alts Events
- Dedicated venture programming at every Global Alts event
- Pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings with venture-focused LPs
- Panels, roundtables, and roadshows built around venture capital
For Both Sides of Capital Introduction
How Venture Capital Managers and Allocators Connect on iConnections
Venture fundraising has historically run on warm introductions and existing networks. That works well for established platforms with a decade of LP relationships, poorly for emerging managers and sector specialists without one. iConnections opens that discovery path directly, matching venture managers to allocators whose investment criteria align.
FOR VENTURE CAPITAL MANAGERS
Get Discovered by LPs Backing Venture
Build a profile that captures your strategy, sub-strategy, track record, fund terms, and current pipeline. Violet, our agentic AI, surfaces your fund to allocators whose investment criteria align with what you do.
- AI matching against active venture allocator investment criteria
- Profile optimization for venture-specific search filters
- Document tracking: see which LPs are reading your DDQ and deck
- Year-round visibility, not just at flagship events
FOR ALLOCATORS
Filter the Venture Universe
Search across the venture manager universe with the filters that matter for venture portfolio construction: stage, sector, vintage, fund size, and GP pedigree.
- Sub-strategy filters: pre-seed, seed, Series A/B/C, emerging manager, micro-VC
- Fund size, check size, and vintage targeting
- Sector focus: enterprise software, AI, healthcare, climate, fintech
- Geographic focus filters
- GP pedigree and prior investment activity signals
Venture Capital at Global Alts
Venture Capital at Global Alts: The Industry’s Largest Capital Introduction Events
Venture capital is one of the most active strategies at every Global Alts event. Across New York, Miami, Asia, and Europe, venture-focused LPs and GPs meet through pre-scheduled one-on-one capital introduction meetings, dedicated venture panels, and a year-round platform that keeps the conversation going.
Dedicated Venture Panels
Stage- and sector-specific sessions so an LP underwriting seed-stage enterprise software is not sitting through a late-stage growth roundtable.
Pre-Scheduled 1-on-1 Meetings
One-on-one meetings between venture-focused allocators and fund managers, scheduled and matched before you arrive on site.
Venture-Focused Networking
Roundtables, and small-group sessions designed specifically for venture capital professionals across the LP and GP universe.
Trusted by The Industry
Trusted by Venture Managers and Allocators
“The platform has opened conversations with institutional LPs we would not have reached through our existing network. Allocators who find us there are already looking at our segment of the market, which makes those early meetings more productive.”
Managing Partner
Venture Capital Fund
“Where the platform earns its keep for us is in surfacing emerging managers we would not otherwise see, particularly sector-specialist funds that do not appear through generalist channels. That has meaningfully expanded our coverage.”
Head of Venture Investments
University Endowment
“Traditional fundraising channels tend to favor established brand recognition. The platform lets LPs filter on strategy fit, which gives earlier-stage funds a genuine path to the right institutional allocators without relying solely on existing relationships.”
Founding Partner
Venture Capital Fund
Common Questions
Venture Capital Frequently Asked Questions
What is venture capital?
Venture capital is a form of private equity that provides financing to early-stage, high-growth companies in exchange for equity ownership. VC firms invest across stages from pre-seed to late-stage growth, typically taking minority positions and holding for seven to ten years or more, with exits via IPO or acquisition.
How is venture capital different from private equity?
Venture capital targets early-stage, high-growth companies, is generally unlevered, and takes minority positions. Private equity typically targets mature businesses, uses meaningful leverage in buyouts, and takes control. VC returns are power-law driven, meaning a small number of investments produce most of the return; PE returns are more evenly distributed across a portfolio.
What returns do venture capital funds target?
Top-quartile venture funds historically target and deliver net IRRs in the high teens to 25%+ over the life of the fund, with power-law return distribution meaning a small number of investments drive most of the fund’s return. Dispersion between top-quartile and bottom-quartile venture is wider than in any other private alternatives category.
Who invests in venture capital?
Institutional allocators including endowments, foundations, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and increasingly pension funds. Endowments and family offices have historically carried the largest venture allocations as a percentage of the portfolio. Emerging manager programs at large pensions and sovereigns are actively deploying into first-time and Fund II venture managers.
What are the main venture capital stages and strategies?
Pre-seed and seed (earliest company formation), Series A (product-market fit), Series B and C (scaling), late-stage growth (pre-IPO), sector specialists (AI, fintech, healthcare, deep tech, climate), micro-VC (sub-$100M funds), and emerging manager funds (Fund I and Fund II). Secondary venture and GP-led continuation vehicles have also grown significantly.
How do LPs find venture capital managers on iConnections?
Allocators filter by stage, sector, fund size, geography, and manager vintage. Emerging manager programs at pensions and sovereigns actively search Fund I and Fund II venture managers on the platform. Violet matches allocator investment criteria to venture managers, and pre-scheduled capital introduction meetings at Global Alts events surface both established platforms and emerging managers.
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Ready to Connect With LPs Interested in Venture Capital?
Join the platform where venture capital managers and institutional allocators are meeting, messaging, and matching across pre-seed through Series C, emerging manager, and sector-specialist strategies.
Ready to Connect With LPs Interested in Venture Capital?
Join the platform where venture capital managers and institutional allocators are meeting, messaging, and matching across pre-seed through Series C, emerging manager, and sector-specialist strategies.
