Hamilton Lane Launches Global Venture Capital and Growth Evergreen Fund, Adding to its $13B+ AUM1 Evergreen Platform

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Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) has announced the launch of its Global Venture Capital and Growth Fund (HLGVG), an evergreen investment vehicle focused on private market growth and venture opportunities. The fund expands the firm's $13B+ AUM Evergreen Platform and will be available to individual and institutional investors across multiple global regions.

The fund aims to leverage Hamilton Lane's extensive experience in venture and growth equity, with the firm managing $117.8 billion in assets and maintaining over 260 established relationships spanning more than 370 investments. HLGVG will utilize proprietary data, technology, and AI for decision-making, focusing on disruptive technologies and innovative businesses through a diversified portfolio structure.

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• Expansion of successful evergreen platform with new venture capital product
• Access to exclusive private market opportunities not available in public markets
• Leverages firm's extensive network with 260+ relationships and 370+ investments
• Utilizes proprietary technology and AI for investment decision-making
• Global accessibility across multiple regions

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• Limited to certain qualified investors only
• Investment risks associated with private venture capital and growth investments

The Fund offers access to innovative private venture and growth investments not available in the public markets 

LONDON, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) today announced the launch of the Hamilton Lane Global Venture Capital and Growth Fund ("HLGVG" or "the Fund"), an evergreen investment vehicle focused on growth and venture opportunities in the private markets. The Fund is available to certain individual investors and their advisors, as well as institutional investors, in parts of Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, as well as in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. 

HLGVG offers investors access to the firm's global venture capital investment platform, which seeks to deliver strong performance by investing in disruptive technologies and innovative businesses. The Fund leverages Hamilton Lane's deep expertise in private markets co-investments and secondaries to access compelling deal flow. Structured as an evergreen vehicle, the portfolio is diversified across vintage year, transaction type, manager, strategy and geography.

With a focus on innovation, diversification and institutional-quality assets, the Fund seeks to address common barriers to entry in this dynamic space. It follows the launch of the firm's venture evergreen fund in the U.S. earlier this year. The Fund seeks to leverage Hamilton Lane's use of proprietary data, technology, and AI to support decision making and operational excellence. Hamilton Lane's track record of driving digital transformation within the industry, now under its HL Innovations initiative, includes strategic balance sheet investments in transformational investment technology, the development of its proprietary Cobalt platform and more.

Matthew Pellini, Co-Head of Venture Capital and Growth Equity at Hamilton Lane, commented: "With companies choosing to stay private for longer, many of the most attractive investment opportunities today can only be found in the private markets, an important segment of which is the venture and growth space. By capitalizing on disruptive innovations in established and emerging market segments, the HLGVG portfolio aims to offer an edge in adaptation to new technological advancements, like AI as it drives a wave of growth in tech businesses."

"After launching our first evergreen fund in 2019, we continue to expand the strategies available to our investors around the world. We believe these structures will play an increasingly important role in many sophisticated investors' portfolios. Our launch of HLGVG, one of the few venture-focused evergreen products globally, allows clients to participate in the most inaccessible part of the private markets," said James Martin, Head of Global Client Solutions at Hamilton Lane. 

Hamilton Lane has been active in the venture and growth equity space for nearly three decades. Within the venture and growth equity space, the firm has over 260 established relationships spanning more than 370 investments, with a total of $117.8 billion in assets under management and supervision². HLGVG leverages the firm's depth of experience in this space with the aim of offering access to what the firm believes to be high-quality venture capital and growth equity market opportunities.

HLGVG is the latest addition to Hamilton Lane's broader $13 billion+ AUM¹ Evergreen Platform.

About Hamilton Lane

Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE) is one of the largest private markets investment firms globally, providing innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth investors around the world. Dedicated exclusively to private markets investing for more than 30 years, the firm currently employs approximately 750 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Hamilton Lane has approximately $986 billion in assets under management and supervision, composed of nearly $141 billion in discretionary assets and more than $845 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of June 30, 2025. Hamilton Lane specializes in building flexible investment programs that provide clients access to the full spectrum of private markets strategies, sectors and geographies. For more information, please visit our website or follow us on LinkedIn. 

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FAQ

What is Hamilton Lane's new HLGVG fund and when was it launched?

Hamilton Lane's Global Venture Capital and Growth Fund (HLGVG) is an evergreen investment vehicle launched on October 1, 2025, focusing on private market growth and venture opportunities.

How much assets does Hamilton Lane manage in venture and growth equity?

Hamilton Lane manages $117.8 billion in assets under management and supervision in the venture and growth equity space, with over 260 established relationships spanning more than 370 investments.

Who can invest in Hamilton Lane's HLGVG fund?

The fund is available to certain individual investors and their advisors, as well as institutional investors in parts of Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

What is the size of Hamilton Lane's Evergreen Platform?

Hamilton Lane's Evergreen Platform has over $13 billion in assets under management, with HLGVG being the latest addition.

How does Hamilton Lane's HLGVG fund make investment decisions?

The fund leverages Hamilton Lane's proprietary data, technology, and AI to support decision-making and operational excellence, focusing on disruptive technologies and innovative businesses.