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Idea Fund Partners, LLC

Emerging manager

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

Website
HTTP://WWW.IDEAFUNDPARTNERS.COM/
HQ
NC
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Idea Fund Partners, LLC states that greatness can come from anywhere or anyone and that it takes a catalyst to discover, nurture, and enable it. Its listed portfolio includes companies such as Qoreboard, Sift, Pangea, Oncoscope, and Pluto Health.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoesHistorically (to 2020)
StagesNot statedNot enough dated dealsSeries A, Seed, Series B
SectorsNot statedNot enough dated dealsEnterprise SaaS, Media, Data analytics, Ecommerce, Consumer, AI applications, Fintech
RegionsNot statedNot enough dated dealsNC

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

Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.

YearDealsTop sectors
20061Data analytics
20071Data analytics
20082Enterprise SaaS, Construction and proptech, HR and future of work
20091Enterprise SaaS, HR and future of work
20102Data analytics, AI applications, Ecommerce
20111AI applications, Data analytics, Ecommerce
20121Cybersecurity, Media
20132Cybersecurity, Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS
20146Media, Cybersecurity, Data analytics
20159Media, Consumer, Cybersecurity
20167Enterprise SaaS, Fintech, Media
20177Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Ecommerce
20184Fintech, Consumer, Enterprise SaaS
20196AI applications, Data analytics, Consumer
20202Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS

Stage mix over time

2010 Seed: 12010 Series A: 1102011 Series A: 111122013 Seed: 12013 Series A: 1132014 Seed: 12014 Series A: 22014 Series B: 2142015 Pre-seed: 12015 Seed: 32015 Series A: 22015 Series B: 3152016 Seed: 22016 Series A: 22016 Series B: 3162017 Seed: 12017 Series A: 42017 Series B: 12017 Growth: 1172018 Series B: 22018 Growth: 1182019 Seed: 52019 Growth: 1192020 Series A: 12020 Growth: 120212223242526
  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Growth
Share of rounds by stage, per year. Striped years have fewer than 3 rounds.Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
Rounds by stage and year
YearPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
201001100
201100100
201200000
201301100
201401220
201513230
201602230
201701411
201800021
201905001
202000101
202100000
202200000
202300000
202400000
202500000
202600000

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
IDEA FUND IV - VA, LP

Backs exceptionally talented, driven founders with strong ethics and conviction that their innovations will disrupt markets or create new ones. Looks beyond traditional pattern matching, seeking non-traditional and diverse founders, and offers guidance, expertise and connections alongside capital. Inferred from the firm's website

2024$10M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
IDEA Fund IV - NC, LP

Backs exceptionally talented, driven founders with strong ethics and conviction that their innovations will disrupt markets or create new ones. Looks beyond traditional pattern matching, seeking non-traditional and diverse founders, and offers guidance, expertise and connections alongside capital. Inferred from the firm's website

2024$5M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
IDEA Fund IV, LP

Backs exceptionally talented, driven founders with strong ethics and conviction that their innovations will disrupt markets or create new ones. Looks beyond traditional pattern matching, seeking non-traditional and diverse founders, and offers guidance, expertise and connections alongside capital. Inferred from the firm's website

approx. 2023$50M (Form D)Open, writing first checks

03 · People across funds

  • Lister Delgado, Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer

    IDEA FUND IV - VA, LP (Named on Form D); IDEA Fund IV - NC, LP (Named on Form D); IDEA Fund IV, LP (Named on Form D)

  • Dewi Aung, Venture Fellow

    On the team page, not linked to a fund

  • Krish Gandhi, Venture Fellow

    On the team page, not linked to a fund

  • Kriss Ascanio Gomez, Venture Fellow

    On the team page, not linked to a fund

  • Michael Baiardi, Venture Fellow

    On the team page, not linked to a fund

  • Michael Jaberi, Venture Fellow

    On the team page, not linked to a fund

  • Nazreen Nazeer, Venture Fellow

    On the team page, not linked to a fund

  • Takunda Mutee, Venture Fellow

    On the team page, not linked to a fund

  • Zach Herak, Venture Fellow

    On the team page, not linked to a fund

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

  1. HTTP://WWW.IDEAFUNDPARTNERS.COM/
  2. https://h0i655iqpzh.typeform.com/to/HCVI5Oxj
  3. https://www.ideafundpartners.com/portfolio
  4. https://www.ideafundpartners.com/

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026