| Investor Type | Firm |
| Type of Fund | Startup Studio |
| Industries | Other • IT (& TMT) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Food & Beverage • Life Science • Mobile |
| Stages | Seed, Startup, Early Stage, Expansion, Later Stage, MBO/LBO, Turnaround |
| Investing | United States • United Kingdom • Canada • India • Sweden • Netherlands • Denmark • Singapore • Belgium • Europe • Norway • Korea • Asia • Ireland • Czech Republic |
Union Grove Venture Partners (UGVP) is a distinguished Venture Capital-focused Fund-of-Funds manager headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with a regional office in Summit, New Jersey. Established in 2012, UGVP implements a high-conviction fund strategy that leverages the combined 66 years of experience from its team.
This experience, gained across multiple economic cycles, has enabled the firm to establish enduring relationships that cover various generations, geographies, and industrial sectors. UGVP prides itself on its access to elite fund managers and expertise to identify and secure investments in the next generation of venture talent, ensuring participation in top-tier, high-performing, and access-constrained funds.
The firm specializes in investing in venture funds and value-added limited partners and focuses on companies with differentiated products in growth markets across industries such as IT & TMT, Media, Business Solutions, FinTech & Financial Services, Hardware & Manufacturing, HealthTech & Fitness, Food & Beverage, and Life Science.
By executing strategic direct co-investments, UGVP aims to achieve outsized returns, thereby increasing its market insight and portfolio value.
Their investment expertise pertains primarily to equity, with specialties in various business stages including Seed, Startup, Early Stage, Expansion, Later Stage, MBO/LBO, and Turnaround.
UGVP is recognized for nurturing innovation through both Venture Capital Funds and Direct Investments, having ranked #1 for three consecutive years in PitchBooks Private Equity Fund-of-Funds and Global Manager Performance Rankings (2024), as well as in the HEC-Dow Jones Private Equity Fund-of-Funds Top 10 Global Performance Rankings (2022 & 2023).
The firm's team brings together investing and operational expertise in areas such as venture capital, investment banking, and public equity.
To date, they have successfully invested in over 100 venture capital funds and over 60 venture-backed companies.





