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title: "July 2025 Growth Equity Close: Glade Brook Raises $515M Fund IV"
description: "Greenwich and Miami-based Glade Brook Capital closed Strategic Growth Fund IV at $515 million on July 22, 2025, targeting FinTech, AI, SpaceTech, and DefenseTech growth equity."
date: 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
tags: ["fund-close", "2026-vc-news", "venture-capital", "market-analysis", "nyc-vc-news"]
source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/nyc-vc-fund-news-2025-07-25-glade-brook-515m-fund-iv
---

# July 2025 Growth Equity Close: Glade Brook Raises $515M Fund IV

> Greenwich and Miami-based Glade Brook Capital closed Strategic Growth Fund IV at $515 million on July 22, 2025, targeting FinTech, AI, SpaceTech, and DefenseTech growth equity.

Glade Brook Capital Partners closed **Strategic Growth Fund IV at $515 million** on July 22, 2025 — oversubscribed vs. a $450M target, with **65%+ already deployed** at close.

## Key facts

- **Firm:** Glade Brook Capital Partners
- **Date announced:** July 22, 2025
- **Fund size:** $515 million (SG IV)
- **Target:** $450 million (exceeded)
- **Focus:** Growth equity — FinTech, AI, SpaceTech, DefenseTech, e-commerce
- **Offices:** Greenwich, CT + Miami, FL
- **Founded:** 2011
- **Portfolio size:** 12–15 companies per fund

## Active portfolio at close

Revolut, Stripe, Perplexity, Stoke Space — among deployments before final close.

## Prior fund

Strategic Growth Fund III closed at **$430M** in 2022.

## Why this matters for NYC

Glade Brook's Greenwich HQ makes it a **tri-state growth equity** counterpart to NYC seed/inception funds — relevant for NYC founders planning Series B–D paths into Stripe/SpaceX-caliber growth investors.

## Sources

1. BusinessWire (July 22, 2025): https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250722745811/en/Glade-Brook-Closes-Oversubscribed-Fourth-Strategic-Growth-Fund-at-515-Million
2. VCWire (July 25, 2025): https://vcwire.tech/2025/07/25/glade-brook-closes-fourth-strategic-growth-fund-at-515m/
3. Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-22/stripe-spacex-investor-glade-brook-raises-515-million-for-new-fund