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As a repeat founder, I’ve learned that choosing the right investors is just as important as building the right product. With WAV, I knew I was partnering with a team that adds value beyond capital. Their deep industry expertise, strategic guidance, and relentless support can help accelerate Phynd’s growth.
The statement and opinion presented above is an endorsement provided by Andrew Swanston, CEO and Founder of Phynd, a portfolio company in which a Wellington-advised client invests. He is not an investor in private funds managed by Wellington Management. Wellington Management has not provided any cash or non-cash compensation for the use of this statement. The ownership structure of portfolio company investments creates a conflict of interest since Senior Executives have an incentive to make positive statements about Wellington and their experiences to maintain goodwill. This statement describes Swanston’s experience with Wellington Management and/or its supervised persons and may not be representative of the experience of others.
Meet the early-stage venture team
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- Seattle
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Collaboration in practice: Early-stage venture
Jackson Cummings, head of Wellington Access Ventures, outlines how collaborating with our later-stage private teams, public market industry analysts, and Value Creation Team can benefit his early-stage venture team.
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2026-09-30
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The transformative power of vertical AI agents
Olivia Hurley and Rie Kimoto explore Japan's banking sector, highlighting regional banks' undervaluation and M&A opportunities driven by regulatory changes and demographic shifts.
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2026-06-24
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Building the future: Advances in AI infrastructure for autonomous agents
Van Jones highlights AI infrastructure advancements, emphasizing emerging protocols and data solutions for autonomous agents driving innovation and connectivity.
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2026-05-28
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Early-stage venture: Innovation versus hype
Wellington Access Ventures' Jackson Cummings discusses promising innovations in edge AI and embedded fintech. In addition, he highlights the potential hype surrounding consumer AI and quantum computing.
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2026-06-30
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Early-stage venture: Deployment, valuations, exits
Head of Wellington Access Ventures Jackson Cummings discusses his latest views on early-stage venture capital and why he’s “cautiously optimistic” on deployments, valuations, and exits.
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2026-03-31
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Early-stage venture in 2025
Jackson Cummings, head of Wellington Access Ventures, explores the potential impacts of Trump 2.0 on early-stage venture, highlighting deregulation, fintech opportunities, AI-driven manufacturing innovations, and more.
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2026-02-28
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Venture capital outlook for 2025: 5 key trends
Our venture capital experts are encouraged by the healthier environment for venture capital in 2025. In this year's outlook, they explore key themes for the year ahead, including: higher deployment, AI, rebounding IPOs, and impacts of the 2024 election.
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2025-12-31
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Wellington Access Ventures is named on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Capitalism Power100 List
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We’re excited to announce that Wellington Access Ventures, and our deal team leads, Jackson Cummings, Frederik Groce, Sasha McKenzie, and Van Jones, have been selected as part of Blueprint Capital Advisor’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Capitalism Power100 List. This first-of-its-kind acknowledgement recognizes people and organizations that are leading by example, breaking color and gender barriers, supporting diverse firms, and promoting a more inclusive investment management industry. It is an honor to be included on this list that supports our mission of investing in underrepresented founders has only just begun.
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Wellington Management did not pay a fee to be considered for this award. Winners were selected by Blueprint Capital Advisor’s. This award was announced on February 25, 2024 . Wellington Management was one of 100 winners in the Asset Manager category, and the selection methodology included a collective consensus based on a broad cross section of industry participants. The award may not be representative of any one client’s experience. The award is not indicative of Wellington Management’s future performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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Forbes | Wellington Access Ventures Raises $150 Million To Back Underrepresented Founders
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Our Wellington Access Ventures Team sat down with Forbes to discuss the final close of the private investing platform’s first early-stage venture capital fund and how they look to partner with "the next industry-defining companies."
Source: Forbes.
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Wellington Management announces US$150 million final close for Wellington Venture Investments I
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We are pleased to announce the final close of Wellington's first early-stage venture fund focused on investing in large and growing markets like the B2B software, fintech, and consumer sectors.
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We seek out companies at the nexus of scientific breakthroughs and medical needs with innovations that are improving the standard of care of medicine for patients.
To guide late-stage private companies through the finish line and beyond, we leverage our deep industry expertise, resources, and long-term relationships across public and private markets.
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This reflects substantially all portfolio company investments made by Wellington Management’s dedicated private equity portfolios. Due to confidentiality restrictions, some company names cannot be disclosed. Additional information is available upon request. As of 31 May 2026.
