United States · Investor

Vanguard

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 3 cheques on record.

Corporate VCDeploying nowLast fund $10M, Jan 2025

Series CSeries AContentNews

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque121days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$120MRounds led0 of 3
Pitch Vanguard

Vanguard highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
ContentNews
Based in
Valley Forge, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Jul
    Norm AiSeries C · US · TechCrunch$120MWith 11 others
  3. Feb
    AvantosSeries A · US · Ventureburn$25MWith 6 others
  4. 2024

    1 round

  5. Oct
    WriterSeries C · US · Crunchbase News$200MWith 13 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 registration11 named

DBDavid Bruce PettyChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
EWEna Wai Yin LeungDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JEJohn Edmund BisordiDirector and General CounseliForm ADV
KAKarin Ann RisiDirectoriForm ADV
LWLeon Wai Yin RhuleDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MCMarc Christopher StewartChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
MCMatthew Clark BrancatoDirectoriForm ADV
MJMatthew John BenchenerDirectoriForm ADV
MTMichael Thomas RollingsDirectoriForm ADV
PCPeter CroninExecutive Officer, Director, PromoteriFiling they signed
RWRichard Wai Yin RufferDirector of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 17 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$345Bassets it managesOct 2026
5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Vanguard Advisers, Inc.
SEC number
CRD 106715

Recently backed

The latest companies Vanguard put money into.

Quick answers about Vanguard

What does Vanguard invest in?

Vanguard invests most often at Series C and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Content and News.

How active is Vanguard?

3 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Vanguard invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Norm Ai (Series C, Jul 2026), Avantos (Series A, Feb 2026) and Writer (Series C, Oct 2024).

How big are Vanguard's cheques?

The median round it joins is $120M.

Is Vanguard investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Vanguard?

Vanguard is a corporate VC based in Valley Forge, United States.

How much does Vanguard manage?

About $345B, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

Has Vanguard raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jan 2025, reporting $10M raised.

Raising now?

Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board.

Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. How we count · Report a correction · Is this your firm? Claim it