Fellows Fund Management LLC

Emerging manager

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

Website: http://fellowsfundvc.com
HQ: CA

Fellows Fund Management LLC is a venture firm that invests in AI and frontier technology founders, helping them build, hire, and scale. Its team includes Alex Ren as Founding Partner, JC Mao and Lucas Sheiner as General Partners, and Charles Elkan and Nick Chong as Venture Partners. The firm has invested in Generalist, a foundation model company for the physical world.

01 · Says / Does

Tag	Says	Does
Stages	Not stated	Not enough dated deals
Sectors	Not stated	Not enough dated deals
Regions	Not stated	Not enough dated deals

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

02 · Fund history

Fund	Year	Size	Status
Fellows Fund II, L.P. Invests in AI and frontier technology founders, backing builders of intelligence since 2021, including robotics companies building foundation models for the physical world. Inferred from the firm's website	2023	$51.45M (Form D)	Open, writing first checks
Fellows Fund I, L.P.	2021	$5.21M (Form D)	Follow-ons only

03 · People across funds

Chengming Ren, Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer
Fellows Fund II, L.P. (Named on Form D); Fellows Fund I, L.P. (Named on Form D)
Alex Ren, Founding Partner
Fellows Fund II, L.P. (Team); Fellows Fund I, L.P. (Team)
Charles Elkan, Venture Partner
Fellows Fund II, L.P. (Team); Fellows Fund I, L.P. (Team)
JC Mao, General Partner
Fellows Fund II, L.P. (Team); Fellows Fund I, L.P. (Team)
Lucas Sheiner, General Partner
Fellows Fund II, L.P. (Team); Fellows Fund I, L.P. (Team)
Nick Chong, Venture Partner
Fellows Fund II, L.P. (Team); Fellows Fund I, L.P. (Team)

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

InvestmentOur Investment in Generalist: Foundation Model for the Physical World — Fellows FundUndated

06 · Sources

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026