# Alfredo Mercedes

> Alfredo Mercedes is a startup investor at VU Venture Partners. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VU Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vu-venture-partners)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alfredomercedes1/

Alfredo Mercedes is a startup investor at VU Venture Partners. Alfredo Mercedes is the founder of VU Talent Partners, a modern talent advisory and retained search firm embedded within VU Venture Partners. He leads the firm’s platform, GTM, and recruiting operations—helping startups hire with precision, speed, and strategic clarity.Prior to launching VU Talent, Alfredo scaled partnerships at Defense Unicorns,driving adoption of the Airgap App Store across the defense tech landscape. He previously led executive GTM search at Daversa Partners, placing leadership teams at venture-backed companies in AI, SaaS, and cybersecurity.Alfredo is also a former U.S. Marine Corps Reservist Chief of Staff and Infantryman, and Cleveland native.

## About VU Venture Partners

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

VU Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital fund focusing on Consumer, Enterprise, FinTech / Blockchain, HealthTech, Frontier Tech, and Real Estate Tech. It was founded in 2018 and is based in San Francisco, California.

5 contacts available at VU Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| J. Skyler Fernandes | Co-Founder & General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-skyler-fernandes |
| Alessandra Habermann | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alessandra-habermann |
| Alfredo Mercedes | Head of Talent | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alfredo-mercedes-3adf |
| Andrew Lopez-Gallego | VC Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-lopez-gallego-kettlebell-kitchen |
| Arpan Ajmera | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arpan-ajmera |

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