First Close Partners
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First Close Partners strives to make VC more inclusive. We back venture funds owned by underrepresented managers (“URMs”), esp to help them to a “first close.”
NYC & SF Bay
Joined December 2020
😳 thanks @ychernova & to our partners: @thebetsyz @tgr @reginabenjamin @joshk @EdGrapeNutZimm @pjparson @bibicheri @tyahma @MorganCheatham @batmelon (more coming).
First Close Partners backs diverse VCs. The group already invested in two dozen funds & plans to back 60 this year. "We’ve seen instances of our money being dramatically multiplied by other LPs" @EdGrapeNutZimm @close_first .
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RT @rquintini: I am thrilled to announce Renegade II, a $128M fund to invest in 20 category-defining startups! I’m honored to work alongsid….
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In 2020, when nearly every plane in the world was grounded, we gave the very first Renegade term sheet to a nascent aerospace startup. Since then, Air Space Intelligence (ASI) has signed customers...
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RT @Open_LP: 1/ 🧵New @PitchBook data reveals that the journey from a first to a sophomore fund has never been more daunting. Historically (….
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RT @EdGrapeNutZimm: Check out @LowensteinLLP's @VentureCrushFG Africa Global on 3 April in NYC (also by zoom) How Does Africa Create More #….
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RT @AcrewCapital: Congratulations to @close_first on receiving the #DEI Impact Award from @nvca and @VCForward. Our Co-Founding Partner @t….
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RT @VentureCrush: Please join our @VentureCrush 3/21 @ 5-8PM ET (Live) 5:30-7PM ET (Zoom).Venture Capital (Deals and Current Market), AI, &….
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RT @close_first: @VCForward We so appreciate this recognition🙏 & your support🔦.We also appreciate the extraordinary underrepresented VC man….
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RT @VCForward: Thrilled to announce @close_first as the 2024 #DEI Impact Award winner! 🎉Their industry leadership and support of our progra….
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RT @EdGrapeNutZimm: So I need some help with questions for @JethaAfsane.(#AltaSemperCapital).@MarlonCNichols (of @MaCVentureCap @CornellMBA….
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RT @jkk: 🎤 Listen on Apple Podcasts:
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Podcast Episode · Beyond the Cap Table · 01/23/2024 · 37m
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RT @jkk: Thank you Ed for such a powerful and personal discussion. Thank you also for your support of @January_VC and other emerging manage….
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RT @jkk: Ed is a convener, a mentor, an advocate, and a champion for diversity. Listen in to hear: . 🔓How he broke into venture. 💵What he….
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RT @jkk: I’m honored to welcome @EdGrapeNutZimm to Beyond the Cap Table! Ed is a longtime venture lawyer at @LowensteinLLP, he's a prolific….
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RT @VentureCrush: Please join @VentureCrush on Wed, 1/24 @ 1:30-6PM ET (NYC) OR 2-3:30PM ET (Zoom).W/ @hanstung (@GGVCapital) @JethaAfsane….
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RT @Beezer232: For those of you that can't get enough of all things venture - huge shout out to @EdGrapeNutZimm's deep dive 🧵 into @close_f….
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RT @EdGrapeNutZimm: @MoniqueWoodard Great questions @MoniqueWoodard. Our @close_first 750 VC fund data set had funds w/ a 1% fee that we se….
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RT @MoniqueWoodard: I wonder if there were other factors consistent across funds who charged lower than average fees that led you to not co….
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RT @EdGrapeNutZimm: If you'd like our🧵on VC manager DPI based on funds in carry in our pre-@close_first portfolio, see👇. Also, we'll post a….
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RT @EdGrapeNutZimm: Our analysis in this thread did NOT review fees stepping down over time, though we do regularly see management fees dec….
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