From Lauri Moore to Vic Singh, capitalists continue to rock the chairs

From Keith Rabois to Matt Miller, many VCs have changed companies or left top VC firms this year. This career change is surprising because unlike many other fields, venture capitalists generally don’t travel much – especially those who reach the partner or associate level.

VC funds have a 10-year lifespan, and partners have good reasons to continue the course. In some cases, there may be a “key person” at the fund company, meaning that if they leave, the fund’s LPs have the right to withdraw their money if they choose. Many partners and GPs also have their own money invested in their company’s funds, which gives them another reason to stay.

So, while small businesses going into small businesses is not common, it seems to be the case in 2024. So far this year, there have been notable cases of investors returning to old companies, striking out on their own, or to take. stop investing completely. There are also other documents that need to be written.

Here’s what we know so far:

December

• Michelle Volz is leaving his position as a financial partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Volz, pa he announced his departure on December 21, he joined more than two years ago, where he created the American Dynamism vertical group. Prior to the A16z, Volz was a user of a number of high-tech security companies, including Palantir.
• A longtime Sequoia favorite Matt Miller he announced on December 18 that he is leaving the company to start his own company focused on startups in Europe. Miller joined Sequoia in 2012 and has helped companies, including DBT Labs, Confluent, and Grafana, among others.
• After more than ten years at Lux Capital, Bilal Zuberi he announced on December 11 to leave the company. Zuberi was a general partner at Lux and the companies it supported, including Desktop Metal, Tendo Health, and Evolv Technology, among many others. Zuberi’s next move will be to “interact” with the founders of the first stage.
• On December 3, Alex Taussig he announced He transitioned to a partner position at Lightspeed Venture Partners, where he has been a partner since 2016 and has served as one of the firm’s lead investors. Taussig plans to focus his efforts on his career.
• Nicole Quinn also he announced on December 3 that he will become a board partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Quinn was also Lightspeed’s director of customer support. Quinn joined the firm in 2015 and was most recently a general partner.

November

• Sriram Krishnan he announced on November 27 that he will leave Andreessen Horowitz after four years as a general partner. Krishnan, who focused on AI and cryptocurrencies at a16z, will join Trump’s incoming administration as a senior adviser on artificial intelligence.

• On November 5, Andreessen Horowitz he announced that Brian Roberts joins the firm as a general partner and will work on both American Dynamism and AI Apps investments. Roberts previously served as CFO at several well-known companies, including Splunk, OpenSea, and Lyft.
• Andreessen Horowitz too he announced on November 5 that Andy McCall has joined the firm as a general partner to work on both American Dynamism and AI Apps investments. McCall recently held a number of roles at cloud computing company Samsara.

October

• Paris Heymann left his position as a partner at Index Ventures to join JP Morgan as a managing partner in the firm’s wealth management and growth portfolio. The move was was announced on October 15. Heymann helped Index establish its New York office in 2022 and was a partner at Arena Holdings before that.
• On October 9, Julian Eison was announced on LinkedIn that he is stepping down from his position as managing partner at Next Ventūres. Eison said in his post that he’s taking some time to figure out what’s coming. He supports companies such as Pair Team, Juno Medical, and Vital Biosciences.
• After four years as a partner at Khosla Ventures, Sandhya Venkatachalam has exited the company and launched Axiom Partners, a new VC firm seeking $50 million in its first fund to support AI and machine learning startups. News of Venkatachalam’s departure it was confirmed on October 8.

September

• James and Costa he announced on September 17 that he joined Andreessen Horowitz as a partner focused on B2B software and financial services. This is da Costa’s first trademark in business; he was previously a co-founder of Fingo, an African bank.
• On September 11, Jacob Westphal he announced that he is leaving Andreessen Horowitz. Westphal was a partner at a16z for three and a half years. He left to become the head of Will Ventures.

August

• Free version of VC he announced on August 15 that Mary Palma joined the firm as a general partner in San Francisco. Palma was most recently a general partner at Kindred Capital, in London. Palma has supported companies such as Moov, Novo, and Lottie.

July

• After seven years, Alex Cook plans to leave Tiger Global, sources well versed in this matter to tell TechCrunch. While at Tiger Global, Cook led products including TradingView, Scalapay and TrueLayer, among others. Prior to Tiger Global, Cook worked at Apollo.
• Bessemer Venture Partners he announced it added Laurie Moore as a partner on July 22. Moore was previously a partner at Foundation Capital for two years and an assistant at LinkedIn before that. Moore will focus on early stage investments in sectors including data, AI and software development.
• On July 17, DCVC he announced it brought Milo Werner as a general partner to lead the company’s seasonal investment practice. The company is offering its first opportunity weather bag. Werner was most recently a general partner at Engine Ventures for two and a half years. Werner was a partner at Ajax Strategies before that.
• Anne Lee Skates he announced on July 11 that he left Andreessen Horowitz where he has been with him on the buyer’s team since 2019. He added that he is going to do his “life’s work” and will write more about his future plans soon. At Andreessen, he supported companies including Whatnot, Kindred and Prisms, among others.

June

• On June 17, Spencer Peterson he announced that he left Bedrock, where he had worked for five years, to become a public partner at Coatue. Peterson is an investor in companies including OpenAI and Rippling, among others.
• Amanda “Robby” Robson announced his departure from Cowboy Ventures in a LinkedIn post in early June. Robson has been at Cowboy Ventures since October 2019 and at Norwest Venture Partners for three years before that. Robson plans to launch his fund.

Mother

• Serena Ventures co-founder Alison Yetman he announced resigned on May 14 after nearly six years working with tennis star Serena Williams. Stillman has not announced his next move.
• Terry Burns he announced on May 13 that he is establishing a new company called Type Capital. Burns was previously the first black woman at GV and left the company in 2022. She a new bag it will focus on the basics of seed and seed.
• Last week TechCrunch attract that Fika Ventures co-founder Eva Pa would change from the company when Fika finished sending his bag. Ho is stepping back for personal reasons. The move was confirmed by the firm in a blog post on May 9.
• On May 9, Alison Lange Engel he announced was taking on the role of CEO at Ceros, an AI-driven company. Lange Engel left Greycroft in December, where he had been a partner since 2019, to take up the role.
• After 15 years, Vic Singh he announced on X that he is stepping down from Eniac Ventures on May 1. Singh helped launch the company in 2009 and plans to launch his own company.

April

• On April 30, Ethan Kurzweil he announced has stepped down as a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners after 16 years. Kurzweil will be starting a venture capital firm, according to reports from Axios. Kurzweil will start the company with Kristina Shenwho left Andreessen Horowitz after four years on March 29, and Mark Goldberg, who left Index Ventures after eight years last fall.
• On April 1, Christina Farr he announced that he is leaving OMERS Ventures, where he has served as a senior investor and director of the company’s technology since December 2020. Farr announced on X that he will work as a health technology journalist, writing a targeted book. on the power that storytelling can have on business, and interviewing health technology startups.

March

• After six years of working at Accel, Ethan Choi announced that he would be leaving the company for Khosla Ventures in March. Choi will focus on financial development for his new company and has backed companies such as Klaviyo, Pismo and 1Password.
• Although the recent VC move has been made by people who want to start something new, or take another opportunity, not all of them have been there. On March 13, Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital he announced that it chased away its friends Jay Zaveri and Ravi Tanuku. Bloomberg said that this was due to the issue of raising funds for the start-up AI Groq.
• Rabois was not the only person looking for a return to the past in the recent growth of economic reform. On March 5, Miles Grimshaw he announced that he will return to Thrive Capital as a general partner after serving in the same role at Benchmark Capital for three years. Grimshaw started at Thrive Capital in 2013 and has backed companies such as Airtable, Lattice, and Monzo, among others.
• While the transition from user to VC is a career progression in the ecosystem, it’s not for everyone. On March 4, Sam Blond he announced reached that point and will leave Founders Fund, where he stayed with him for about 18 months. Blond said he will return to work and has held positions at companies such as Brex, Zenefits and EchoSign.

January

• After 12 years at Andreessen Horowitz, Connie Chan he announced he left the company on January 23. Chan has served as one of the partners for the past five years and has supported companies such as Cider, KoBold and Whatnot.
• A well-known venture investor Keith Rabois he announced on January 9 that he is leaving Founders Fund to return to Khosla Ventures. Rabois was a partner at Founders Fund for almost five years; he returned to Khosla as an administrator, his first post.

TechCrunch is monitoring the latest developments and will continue to update this story as it happens. If you have any tips or callouts to share, send them to me here: rebecca.szkutak@techcrunch.com.

This was first published on May 1. It has been updated on May 13, July 12, August 15, September 23, November 18, and December 23, 2024, to include other moves within the business.

This has been updated to better reflect Anne Lee Skates’ work at Andreessen Horowitz.