Recognize Partners Fund II

United States

Series A

About Recognize Partners Fund II

Recognize Partners Fund II is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, E-Commerce, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Ecommerce

Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Enterprise infrastructure/IT founders building scaled, reliable service models

enterprise tech

generative AI

IT services transformation

digital infrastructure

outcome-based models

Bullish Signals

GP active on major CNBC panelsexternal

Strong GenAI enterprise thesis publishedexternal

Whitepaper unveiled live on CNBC-TV18linkedin

14.6K+ LinkedIn followers, growing platformlinkedin

Panelled with Fractal co-founder — strong networklinkedin

Second majority investment in digital infrastructurelinkedin

Smartlink portfolio: 460+ professionals, $25yr+ track recordlinkedin

Smartlink one-stop-shop model: full-stack accountabilitylinkedin

Nationwide wireless/datacenter/infrastructure client baselinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Heavy IT services focus, niche scopeexternal

Coding value trending to zero — paradox risklinkedin

Near-term IT model pressure acknowledgedlinkedin

Founder Do's

Build outcome-based pricing models

Focus on reliability & security over code volume

Target enterprise AI transformation

Mix input/output/outcome pricing structures

Scale infrastructure services nationally

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch headcount-driven service models

Avoid input-only pricing structures

Don't ignore GenAI disruption angle

Key GPs & Partners

Francisco D'Souza

Co-Founder

thought leaderAI-focusedenterprise tech

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$1.7B

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Key People

Francisco Dsouza, Charles Hillips, David Wasserman

Francisco D'SouzaCo-Founder

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