Record VC fundraising isn’t necessarily good news for first-time fund managers

VC firms are holding on to their checkbooks as the investment market slows to a crawl, but fund managers are taking advantage of the lull to fill up their coffers to the point of overflowing.
In the first half of 2022, U.S. venture capital firms raised a $121.5 billion, a stunning leap from the $74.1 billion raised in the same period last year, according to PitchBook. The year’s first six months also saw a record 30 funds raise $1 billion or more.
But the numbers don’t paint the full picture.


“I doubt many funds are entering the market right now.” Kyle Stanford,

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