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V2VC is a venture capital group that invests in early, mid and late stage private companies. Our general partners and investment manager conduct research on hundreds of startups and established private companies to isolate and identify the leading opportunities for our limited partners.

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Cerebras Systems Targets Raising Up to $1 Billion in IPO

Cerebras Systems Targets Raising Up to $1 Billion in IPO

Sep 25, 2024

(Bloomberg) -- Cerebras Systems is planning to kick off its initial public offering this week with a view to raising as much as $1 billion in a New York listing, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Silicon Valley firm startup, which...

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EXECUTIVE TEAM

 V2VC is at its core, built upon the foundation of its strongest asset. Relationships. The General Partners of V2VC have been friends and later co-workers for over 40 years.
 
Relationships also extend to the LP’s of V2VC. The vast majority of which have maintained and developed relationships with the GP’s over several years and  some well into the second decade together.

Kevin Brennan

Co-Founder

After graduating from Vassar College in 1995, Kevin spent over two decades as an investment professional, primarily focused on managing large teams of advisors and brokers. Kevin held various executive roles within the financial sector and built a successful broker-dealer where he served as CEO/Owner. At the same time, he continuously explored new and unique strategies to meet the goals and needs of his personal clients.  In response to his investors’ ongoing search for consistent yield, Kevin launched V2VC to deliver attractive returns while focusing on diversification and full transparency not offered by current traditional investments.  Kevin’s experience serving in C level positions, extensive business background, and inherent leadership qualities have been instrumental to the success of Victory Square Management.

John Conroy

Co-Founder

John Conroy is the co-founder of V2VC, LP, and Victory Square Management LLC.  Before VSM was launched in 2018, John spent the previous 20 years in the Financial Services Industry working as a Financial Advisor.  During his career, he owned and operated a successful brokerage firm where he focused on Investment Banking, particularly, providing seed capital to start-up and early stage ventures.   Throughout this time, John forged relationships with some of the most influential, brightest, and wealthiest clients in the world.   John’s extensive knowledge in capital raises and his intricate understanding of alternative investments, have paved the way for V2VC’s  success.  In 1995, John graduated from The State University of New York at Oswego with a B.S. in Political Science.

John Cullen

Co-Founder
Johns more than 15 years experience In the financial investment industry includes working as a Registered Representative and Senior Private Wealth Manager. John has developed long term relationships with high net worth clients and C-Suite executives around the world.  Over his career John became increasingly interested in late stage private equity investing. John and his clients have  invested millions of dollars into some of the largest and most sought after private market companies in the world. After identifying an underdeveloped niche in the industry John and his partners have developed V2VC. Johns experience and knowledge in the private market space have afforded him an advantage in  being  among  the first to recognize new and exciting investments for his clients and partners.. John is a graduate of Pace University with a Bachelors of Science.

Marcus Clapman

Partner

Meyer “Marcus” Clapman is a seasoned entrepreneur and business leader in the payment processing industry. Since 2005, Clapman has established himself as a prominent figure in the financial services sector, leading several successful Merchant Cash Advance ventures including 2nd Source Funding, Excel Corp, Mantis Funding, and Capybara Capital. His expertise in strategic investments, product development, and cultivation of ISO relationships and third-party alliances has been instrumental in achieving $3.5 billion in annual transactional volume. Under his guidance, some of these companies have become the industry’s largest Merchant Acquirers by registered representatives.

In 2021, Clapman became a partner in V2VC Fund LP, where he focuses on capital raising for pre-IPO companies and startups, further expanding his impact in the investment sector. Marcus holds a Bachelor of Judaic Laws from the Talmudic Seminary of America (1999).

Sean Alcoba

Chief Financial Officer

Since graduating from Columbia University in 1998, Sean Alcoba has amassed over 20 years of experience in finance and technology.  Sean has extensive experience in various executive positions in Fintech, including Controller of a private equity firm and CFO of a publicly traded company. In 2014, Sean launched Tyrian Bull, a full-service merchant cash advance funding company.  He ultimately guided Tyrian Bull through a private asset acquisition by one of the largest players in the merchant cash advance space.  Sean’s intense passion for the MCA space and his innate talent for risk analysis, makes him an integral part of the V2VC general partnership.