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Duke Capital Partners

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 1 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowNew fund $1.3M, Aug 2026

SeedCommunitiesEducationVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 1 on record
Since the last cheque77days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$31MRounds led0 of 1
Pitch Duke Capital Partners

Duke Capital Partners highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

What they do

We deploy more capital than any other university investment network, and provide full lifecycle support for our founders and portfolio companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
CommunitiesEducationVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Durham, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Aug
    Apollo AtomicsSeed · US · Monte Carlo Capital$31MWith 12 others

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 registration1 named

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We also hold 36 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

30 of 50 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Quick answers about Duke Capital Partners

What does Duke Capital Partners invest in?

Duke Capital Partners invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Communities, Education and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Duke Capital Partners?

1 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has Duke Capital Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Apollo Atomics (Seed, Aug 2026).

How big are Duke Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $31M.

Is Duke Capital Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Duke Capital Partners?

Duke Capital Partners is a VC firm based in Durham, United States.

Has Duke Capital Partners raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Aug 2026, reporting $1.3M raised.

Does Duke Capital Partners take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

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