Industry Ventures

🎉 Huge congrats to the Windfall team on their $65M raise from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital. Windfall is transforming how organizations understand and engage their audiences by delivering real-time insights into wealth and demographics that drive smarter decisions. We’re proud to be a part of their journey as they continue to grow. A special shoutout to former Industry Ventures teammate Daniel Stevens and to CEO Arup Banerjee for the incredible leadership. Excited to see what’s next! https://lnkd.in/erQT2rdt #Windfall #PeopleIntelligence #IndustryVentures #VentureCapital #FundingNews #StartupGrowth

We’re excited to share that our founder and CEO, Hans Swildens, recently joined the StrictlyVC Download podcast with Connie Loizos and Alex Grove to discuss how VCs are navigating today's liquidity challenges. In this episode, Hans delves into the evolution of secondary markets, including LP-led and GP-led secondaries, continuation funds, and the strategies firms are employing to manage and manufacture exits in a complex environment. Tune in to gain insights into how the industry is adapting and what it means for GPs, LPs, and portfolio companies alike. 🎧 Listen here: https://lnkd.in/ejtfbAwA #VentureCapital #LiquiditySolutions #SecondaryMarkets #IndustryVentures #VCInsights

We had an incredible time at last week’s Venture Secondary Summit, co-hosted with our friends at Revelation Partners. Here’s to continued growth and collaboration in #venture and #secondaries! Thank you again to sponsors: Forge, Cooley LLP, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, BDO, and SVB. Justin Burden, Wade Cobb, Justine Huang

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us last week for our first-ever Venture Secondary Summit, co-hosted by Revelation Partners. It was a pleasure connecting with our peers and fellow buyers in the venture secondaries space. We’re excited about what’s ahead for #venture #secondaries! Thank you for the support from our incredible sponsors: Forge, Cooley LLP, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, BDO, and SVB. Justin Burden, Wade Cobb, Justine Huang

Over the past few years venture managers have increasingly felt pressure to find liquidity beyond the traditional IPO and M&A avenues due to startups staying private longer alongside previous and current turmoil in the public markets leading to a denominator effect for LPs, among other things. This morning Industry Ventures announced the launch of its Preferred Venture Liquidity Program, an initiative it says is designed specifically to address the pain points that venture GPs, LPs and portfolio companies are feeling. "We talked to everybody and asked them what they needed help with that we could provide, and there's a couple interesting things that popped out and we consolidated them into this program," firm founder and CEO Hans Swildens told me. "We don't charge fees or anything. We just want to be a partner and a collaborator for them, their companies and their LPs," he added. Read more on Venture Capital Journal. #venturecapital https://lnkd.in/ecic-4k9

Big congratulations to the team at Runway on their $300M raise, bringing the company to a $3B valuation! We’re proud to be supporters of Runway along with General Atlantic, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Baillie Gifford, NVIDIA, SoftBank, Amplify Partners, Coatue, Initialized Capital, Madrona and others. Runway is pushing the boundaries of creativity and generative AI — their work is redefining what's possible in video production, enabling creators and studios to generate photorealistic, consistent video content with incredible speed and flexibility. Excited to see what the team builds next as they continue to lead the charge in GenAI for film, content, and beyond. 🚀 Cristóbal Valenzuela, Michelle Kwon #AI #GenAI #VentureCapital #Runway #VideoGeneration #CreativeTools #SeriesD

📣 Industry Ventures Launches Preferred Venture Liquidity Program for Venture Capital Managers In light of ongoing market challenges and limited exit opportunities, we are introducing a liquidity program designed to provide venture capital managers with options to unlock value from their portfolios. Learn more: 📄The Wall Street Journal: Industry Ventures Launches Liquidity Program for Venture Capital Managers (link below! Rod James) 📄Venture Capital Journal: Industry Wants to Facilitate Liquidity Amid Exit Drought (link in comments! Ryan Hibbison) At Industry Ventures, we’re committed to providing thoughtful solutions tailored to meet the liquidity needs of venture capital managers. 💡 How are you navigating the current market landscape? Share your thoughts below. ⬇️ #VentureCapital #IndustryVentures #LiquiditySolutions #GPs #PrivateEquity #Innovation #LiquidityChallenges #VCTrends

🚨 Join us for an exclusive webinar: Industry Ventures Preferred Venture Liquidity Program! Don’t miss out—RSVP by April 14 to secure your spot. #VentureCapital #LiquiditySolutions #Webinar #IndustryVentures

We are thrilled to announce the launch of Industry Ventures’ Preferred Venture Liquidity Program! 📣 Join us for an exclusive webinar on April 14 at 8:30am PT hosted by Industry Ventures Founder and CEO Hans Swildens, Secondary Funds Managing Director Ira Simkhovitch, Head of BD Wade Cobb, and Tech Buyout Associate Ben Berman as they discuss the details of the program. With 40+ leading venture GPs already participating, this program offers enhanced portfolio management capabilities and access to strategic liquidity tools to help VC firms, their investors and their portfolio companies realize more full and partial exits.🔑 🔗Register through the link below to secure your spot today! https://lnkd.in/ggm5YgAz

🚀 Cyberhaven has raised $100M in Series D at a $1B valuation.   This round is led by StepStone Group and joined by Khosla Ventures, Redpoint, Schroders, Adams Street Partners, Costanoa Ventures, Vertex Ventures US, and Industry Ventures.   Congratulations Howard Ting, and thank you to Costanoa Ventures (John Cowgill) and Vertex Ventures US (In Sik Rhee) for helping make us part of this amazing journey! 🔥