Crosslink Capital Files $192 Million Emerging Growth Fund

The filing

Crosslink Emerging Growth Fund LP filed $192 million in capital on August 13, led by Michael Stark. Crosslink Capital is a 35-year-old early-stage venture firm headquartered in San Francisco and Menlo Park with over $4.2 billion in assets under management across its fund history. The Emerging Growth fund sits alongside Crosslink's flagship early-stage vehicle as part of a crossover strategy that supports companies from seed through public equity.

Who Crosslink backs

Crosslink focuses on Seed and Series A investments in technology companies, writing initial checks of $1 million to $9 million. The firm has backed companies across enterprise software, fintech, cybersecurity, and infrastructure. Its most recent disclosed investment was in Abstract Security, a network management software company, in July 2026. Crosslink also runs Alpha, a proprietary network of approximately 2,000 operators, founders, and investors that the firm uses to source deals and support portfolio companies.

The crossover model

The Emerging Growth Fund is designed to bridge the private-to-public transition — following portfolio companies from late-stage private rounds into the public market. This is meaningful for founders because it means Crosslink can theoretically continue to support a company through IPO rather than forcing a secondary sale or exiting at Series C or D. Crossover funds reduce founder pressure to find separate late-stage investors as the company scales.

What this means for founders

A $192 million fund at Crosslink's stage means there is fresh dry powder for Seed and Series A deals in the second half of 2026. Crosslink's $1 to $9 million initial check range covers early-stage founders who need institutional backing but are not yet at the scale where multi-hundred-million growth funds make sense. If you are building in enterprise tech, fintech, or security, Crosslink is worth having on your radar. 

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