Vicus Ventures Closes $55 Million Debut Fund From 55 LPs

1 articles · Updated · Fortune · Jun 30

$55 million is the final size of Vicus Ventures’ first fund, which the New York- and San Francisco-based firm said it intentionally kept small despite turning down additional capital.
Raj and Sunny Singh Sandhu said the strategy is to offer founders “minimum dilution, maximum impact,” arguing that a curated network matters more than writing larger checks in a crowded venture market.
55 LPs backed the fund, including General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, Jeff Wilke, Mike Novogratz, David Blitzer, Oura CEO Tom Hale and McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
Founded in 2024, Vicus has already invested in startups including Avoca, Specter, Pallet and Yuzu Health, pitching its LP base as a “network-as-a-service” that can help drive revenue and resilience.
The fund’s size also reflects the firm’s branding: Vicus means “village” in Latin, and the brothers tied the 55 figure to Punjab’s identity as the land of five rivers.