TrueBridge Capital Partners

TrueBridge Capital Partners is a boutique alternative asset investment firm uniquely focused on venture funds and direct investments in emerging technology companies. The firm was founded in 2007 by Mel Williams and Edwin Poston, formerly of the UNC-Chapel Hill Management Company and Rockefeller Foundation, respectively.[1][2]

TrueBridge Capital Partners
TypePrivate
IndustryInvestment Management
Founded2007
FounderMel Williams, Edwin Poston
HeadquartersChapel Hill, NC
Key people
Rob Mazzoni, Andrew Winslow, Kate Simpson, Mindy Isenstein
Total assets$3B+
Number of employees
23
Websitehttp://truebridgecapital.com

The firm invests primarily in top-quartile US venture managers focused on software and IT, and allocates a small portion of capital under management to seed-stage funds and emerging venture managers.[3] The firm also invests directly in mid-stage technology companies, often co-investing alongside its fund managers. TrueBridge also publishes independent research reports, including an annual market analysis on the state of the venture capital industry (State of VC).[4]

Limited Partners

Among TrueBridge Capital's investors are institutional investors, including large state and corporate pension funds, foundations, university endowments, family offices and high-net-worth individuals. In addition, over 150 active venture capitalists have personally invested in TrueBridge funds, many of whom have ties to TrueBridge's historical education partner, the Kauffman Fellows Program.[5]

Collaboration with Forbes

Forbes partners with TrueBridge annually to rank the top venture capitalists for the Forbes Midas List, as it has each year since 2011. Since 2015, TrueBridge has also worked with Forbes to publish the "Next Billion Dollar Startups" list highlighting fast-growing companies in the tech space.[6] TrueBridge also regularly posts to its venture-focused column at Forbes.com.[7]

Funds

Since its founding, TrueBridge has raised five venture capital-focused fund of funds:

  • CVE-Kauffman Fellows Endowment Fund I raised in 2008, closing on approximately $310 million.
  • TrueBridge-Kauffman Fellows Endowment Fund II raised in 2010, closing on approximately $342 million.
  • TrueBridge-Kauffman Fellows Endowment Fund III raised in 2014, closing at a hard cap of $400 million.
  • TrueBridge-Kauffman Fellows Endowment Fund IV raised in 2016, closing at a hard cap of $400 million.[8]
  • TrueBridge Capital Partners Fund V closed in 2018 at a hard cap of $450 million.
  • TrueBridge Capital Partners Fund VI closed in 2020 at a hard cap of $600 million.

TrueBridge has also raised dedicated direct investment vehicles for investments in early- and mid-stage technology startups:

  • TrueBridge Capital Direct Fund was raised in 2017, closing on $125 million.
  • TrueBridge Capital Direct Fund II was raised in 2020, closing on $192 million.

References
  1. TrueBridge Bio Page: http://truebridgecapital.com/Team.aspx
  2. "TrueBridge Capital: Who We Are".
  3. TrueBridge Raises $408M for Fund of Funds, Foresees Seed Shakeout: https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/09/10/truebridge-raises-408m-for-fund-of-funds-foresees-seed-shakeout/
  4. "TrueBridge Insights".
  5. "TrueBridge Approach".
  6. "The Next Billion-Dollar Startups".
  7. General Doriot: https://blogs.forbes.com/truebridge/
  8. "The Daily Startup: Biotech Startups Prep for Tighter Fundraising Climate". blogs.wsj.com. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

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