Venture Guides Closes $262.5 Million Fund II

Venture Guides, an investor in early-stage infrastructure software companies, has held a final close of its second fund with $262 million of capital. The first and final close was completed in just eight weeks and surpassed its $216 million first fund.

Limited partners in Fund II included institutional investors and large family offices and, notably, maintained full participation from all prior family office backers. The Fund II general partners contributed 11% of the fund’s total commitment.

“Boston is proud to be the home of Venture Guides, a venture capital firm focused on supporting emerging tech start-ups from around the world,” said Segun Idowu, the chief of economic opportunity and inclusion for the city of Boston. “By helping these innovators organize and launch their go-to-market operations, Venture Guides boosts our local economy, creates high-quality jobs, and makes our city a top destination for technological advancement.”

Founded in 2023, Venture Guides has grown to 21 professionals and established a portfolio of eleven infrastructure software companies. Ten of these 11 companies co-locate within the firm’s headquarters in Boston.

“Venture Guides stood out to us because of its active GTM guiding and strong track record of +80% success rate,” said Naj Husain, the founder of 4x and the CEO of Elastio. “At Elastio, our expert scanning engine builds resiliency into customers’ data layer to stop ransomware attacks. Venture Guides helps us to deliver our value to customers faster and more effectively.”

“We’re deeply grateful for our investors’ confidence and partnership, enabling us to continue our mission of building the next generation of innovative technology companies,” said Benjamin Nye, a managing partner at Venture Guides. “With this second fund, we remain firmly committed to serving our investors and portfolio founders – providing not only capital but also the guiding required to compete and win in the infrastructure software market.”

Venture Guides’ investment strategy merges financial expertise with operational expertise, with capabilities that include go-to-market strategy, sales, recruiting, and business planning.

Boston-headquartered Venture Guides will begin investing Fund II in the third quarter of 2025.