Top 2016 Vintage Early-Stage Venture Capital Funds

March 06, 2026

Top 2016 Vintage Early-Stage Venture Capital Funds

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Dakota tracks performance across 14,000+ private funds spanning private equity, venture capital, private credit, and real assets, helping LPs and GPs benchmark returns across vintages and evaluate manager consistency. With verified performance data, detailed GP profiles, and portfolio-level insights, Dakota Marketplace helps investors quickly identify the managers and strategies that matter most.

This post highlights the top performing 2016 vintage early-stage venture capital funds in Dakota’s dataset, based on return reporting. To explore more market intelligence on private fund performance and benchmarking and to see how Dakota Marketplace can support manager selection, book a demo of Dakota Marketplace today.

2016 Vintage Standout Funds

EPIC Venture Fund V

This strategy focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies across enterprise software, SaaS, mobile, and emerging digital sectors. The fund targets Series A and growth-oriented early rounds, seeking to partner with founders to drive operational scaling, product development, and long-term value creation.

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New Mexico Catalyst Fund, L.P.

This strategy pursues early-stage investments in companies with strong ties to the New Mexico innovation ecosystem. The approach emphasizes seed and Series A opportunities across technology and high-growth sectors, supporting founders through capital access, strategic guidance, and regional network development.

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Trinity Ventures XII

Trinity Ventures XII represents a diversified, early-stage venture capital approach focused on technology-driven businesses. The strategy concentrates on Series A investments across enterprise, consumer, and frontier technology markets, partnering closely with management teams to accelerate growth and unlock scalable market opportunities.

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GGV Discovery Fund I

This strategy targets seed and early-stage technology companies with a focus on emerging innovation ecosystems and globally scalable business models. The fund emphasizes early entry into high-growth sectors, leveraging GGV’s global platform to support portfolio companies through cross-border expansion and operational expertise.

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ARCH Venture Fund IX

ARCH Venture Fund IX is an early-stage venture capital strategy investing in breakthrough life sciences, healthcare, and deep technology companies. The strategy focuses on company formation and scientific innovation, partnering with researchers and entrepreneurs to build category-defining businesses with transformative market potential.

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Uncover Venture Capital Market Intelligence with Dakota

The funds highlighted here represent only a portion of the insights and data available through Dakota Marketplace’s private markets and benchmarking platform. With comprehensive venture capital coverage, Dakota enables investors to:

● Compare early-stage venture vintages and sector exposures
● Evaluate GP strategy focus across enterprise, consumer, and life sciences innovation
● Analyze portfolio construction and geographic diversification
● Make allocation decisions supported by institutional-grade data

Whether you are an LP building a venture capital allocation or a GP benchmarking your early-stage strategy, Dakota provides the transparency and analytical tools needed to navigate evolving innovation markets with confidence.

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Top 2016 Vintage Early-Stage Venture Capital Funds