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Banyan

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Sep 2026, closing $4M. Last cheque observed Mar 2019.

QuietNew fund $4.3M, Sept 2026Hedge fund

Series BVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque2769days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$21MRounds led0 of 3
Pitch Banyan

Banyan highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Filed 3 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2022-03From their own website
Type
Hedge fund (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Mar
    WaterdropSeries B · CN · DealStreetAsia$74MWith 5 others
  3. 2017

    2 rounds

  4. Nov
    ZhuiyiSeries B · CN · China Money Network$21MWith 2 others
  5. Mar
    Geek+CN · Business-standard$14MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration14 named

BYBin YueKey Person of General PartneriFiling they signed
ESEdward Shelly GildeaManageriFiling they signed
ICIgnatius ChithelenManaging Member of Banyan Tree Capital Management, LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed
JBJohn Bishop RavenelManaging MemberiFiling they signed
JRJonathan RossChief Operating Officer of VGSA Investment Partners, LLCiFiling they signed
LALuke AdrianManager of Banyan Group RE Fund Manager II LLCiFiling they signed
SASam AwrabiManaging Partner of the Manager of the General Partner of the FundiFiling they signed
SMSteve MichaelMr. Michael is the Manager of Banyan Fund IM LLC which is the ManageriFiling they signed
VRV.P. RajeshManager of VGSA Investment Partners, LLCiFiling they signed
VPVaishno Prasad RajeshManaging member of VGSA Investment Partners LLC, its general partneriFiling they signed
W-Weiqiang -- QianDirectoriFiling they signed
XGXiang GaoDirector of General PartneriFiling they signed
Y-Yuying -- GaoDirectoriFiling they signed
ZZZhen ZhangDirector of General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 14 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Quick answers about Banyan

What does Banyan invest in?

Banyan invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Banyan?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2019.

What has Banyan invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Waterdrop (Series B, Mar 2019), Zhuiyi (Series B, Nov 2017) and Geek+ (Mar 2017).

How big are Banyan's cheques?

The median round it joins is $21M.

Is Banyan investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2019.

What kind of investor is Banyan?

Banyan is a hedge fund based in United States.

Has Banyan raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Sept 2026, reporting $4.3M raised.

Where does this information on Banyan come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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