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Building on Success of Trailblazing Fund I, GoalVest Completes First Close of its Venture Growth Fund II on Path to $50 Million Target
GoalVest’s Hedge-Fund style, LP-friendly approach to VC historically produces top decile returns with 40% net IRR highlighted by recent CoreWeave IPONew York, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GoalVest Venture Capital, a division of GoalVest Advisory LLC, collectively (“GoalVest”), a female-founded boutique RIA and venture capital firm, today announced the first close of GoalVest Venture Growth Fund II (“Fund II”), targeting a $50 million raise. The successful first close demonstrates significan
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