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TrueBridge Capital Partners
Fund of fund · Founded 2007 · Chapel Hill, United States
Who TrueBridge Capital Partners is.
- Historical Background
- TrueBridge Capital Partners was established in 2007 by co-founders Edwin Poston and Mel Williams. Prior to starting the firm, Poston was with the Rockefeller Foundation, and Williams managed investments for the UNC-Chapel Hill Management Company. The firm maintains a long-standing partnership with Forbes to produce the "Next Billion-Dollar Startups" list, which identifies private companies poised to reach a billion-dollar valuation.
- Major Events
- In May 2024, the firm announced it had raised $1.6 billion in new commitments across five distinct investment vehicles, including its eighth flagship fund-of-funds and its first dedicated secondaries fund.
- Allocation Strategy
- The firm operates as an alternative asset manager with a focus on the venture capital ecosystem. Its strategy involves a multi-faceted approach, making investments into venture capital funds, seed and micro-VC funds, and also investing directly into technology companies. Geographically, the firm has a preference for companies located in Northern California. For its direct investments, TrueBridge targets select mid- to late-stage technology companies, often investing alongside its network of venture capital managers.
The funds TrueBridge Capital Partners backs.
TrueBridge Capital Partners is a limited partner in 10 funds. 7 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
How TrueBridge Capital Partners’ fund book is spread.
The 10 funds TrueBridge Capital Partners backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 990%
- Rest of world 110%
United States 9 · China 1
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 10 of 10 with a fund history on record.
The companies TrueBridge Capital Partners backs directly.
TrueBridge Capital Partners holds 9 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner.
Inside TrueBridge Capital Partners’ portfolio.
The 9 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 7 tracked.
CrAvPrMeClLoOpInCaWhere TrueBridge Capital Partners’ portfolio founders come from.
13 founders across the 9 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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United States12
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Japan1
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University of California, Berkeley2
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Johns Hopkins University1
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Montclair State University1
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business1
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UC Berkeley, Haas Business School1
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University of Bridgeport1
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University of Southern California1
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University of Virginia1
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Washington University in St. Louis1
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Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania1
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Splunk3
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Caspida2
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Dropbox2
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Advertising.com1
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Aio Wireless1
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Appbackr1
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AT&T1
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BigPanda1
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Cricket Communications1
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CRV1
Other LPs.
Other funds of funds in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to TrueBridge Capital Partners by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.
Key people at TrueBridge Capital Partners.
