NEW YORK — Vicus Ventures, a New York and San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 2024 by brothers Raj Sunny Singh and Sunny Singh Sandhu, closed its inaugural fund at $55 million. The firm has 55 limited partners, including General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins, Jeff Wilke, Mike Novogratz, David Blitzer, Tom Hale, and Zak Brown.

Raj Sunny Singh, 31, and Sunny Singh Sandhu, 27, founded the firm. The name Vicus Ventures is derived from the Latin word for village, reflecting the founders' family origins in a 50-person Punjabi village. The selection of $55 million for the fund size and 55 limited partners is connected to Punjab being known as the land of five rivers. The brothers stated they declined additional capital beyond the $55 million raised.

Vicus Ventures describes its strategy as network-as-a-service. "Founders are getting younger than ever, getting more term sheets and blank checks thrown at them than ever," said Raj Sunny Singh, co-founder of Vicus Ventures. "So, what do they really need? It's not capital anymore that's differentiated."

Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing and a limited partner in Vicus Ventures, commented on the firm's approach. "These guys—with their profile, connections, energy, and knowledge—they can be extremely successful, and appear to have been successful in a short period of time," Brown said. "Obviously, what's happening in tech around AI is insane."

Xerxes Libsch, founder of the defense startup Specter, discussed the firm's impact. "Every VC says they'll be helpful," Libsch said. "Very few actually change the trajectory of a company drastically. Vicus has." Libsch described the co-founders as "first believers" and noted: "As I was thinking of leaving Anduril, Sunny and Raj were first believers, and they've truly acted as 'forward deployed investors' as I joke with them."

Vicus Ventures has invested in companies such as Avoca, Specter, Pallet, and Yuzu Health. Prior to co-founding Vicus, Raj Sunny Singh worked on wearables and AI for three years at Alphabet's Verily, and Sunny Singh Sandhu worked as a consultant at Bain. Their family includes members who served in the Indian Army and Air Force, as well as farmers in agriculture. The brothers have lived in the U.S. for most or all of their lives.