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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Razor’s Edge to raise $250 mln second fund, on the site PE Hub 22 hours, 55 minutes ago

Security-focused investor Razor’s Edge Ventures has set out to raise a $250 million second venture capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

The new fund target represents a substantially increase over […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Donald Dixon’s latest tour of duty: Helping veterans find jobs, on the site PE Hub 1 day, 6 hours ago

Donald Dixon is a co-founder of Trident Capital Cybersecurity, a managing director at the firm and a long-time booster of the United States Marine Corps.

So much so that when he noticed military veterans having […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, FTV Capital closes $850 mln fifth fund, on the site PE Hub 1 day, 6 hours ago

FTV Capital said it closed an oversubscribed an $850 million fifth fund, according to a press release

FTV V will continue to invest in companies in enterprise technology & services, financial services, and […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, NVCA picks PitchBook to replace Thomson Reuters as data provider, on the site PE Hub 6 days, 13 hours ago

The National Venture Capital Association has selected PitchBook as its data provider, replacing Thomson Reuters.

The decision came after a review of competing data services and will result in a more holistic, […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Foundry Group raises $500 mln sixth fund, on the site PE Hub 1 week ago

The Foundry Group has closed a $500 million sixth fund, according to a blog post.

Foundry Group Next will combine the firm’s early stage and growth stage investing, along with its investments as an LP in […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Wireframe Ventures to raise $75 mln first venture fund, on the site PE Hub 1 week, 4 days ago

Wireframe Ventures has set out to raise a $75 million maiden venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

The firm is to be managed by Paul Straub and Harsh Patel, both directors at Claremont Creek […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Brooklyn Bridge raises $15.5 mln for second fund, on the site PE Hub 1 week, 5 days ago

Brooklyn Bridge Ventures has hit its $15.5 million target for a second fund, according to an SEC filing.

The filing says that Brooklyn Bridge Ventures Fund II raised the money from three LPs. The firm had […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Sapphire Ventures raises $1 bln for two new funds, on the site PE Hub 1 week, 5 days ago

Sapphire Ventures has raised a $1 billion for two new funds, including $702 million for a direct fund and $300 for supporting third-party early-stage managers.

The sole LP for the new funds is enterprise […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Benhamou Global Ventures has first close on $75 mln third fund, on the site PE Hub 1 week, 6 days ago

Benhamou Global Ventures said it completed a first close on a third fund, gathering more than half of the fund’s targeted $75 million.

Both new and existing LPs participated, including several from China, a […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, 500 Startups raises $49.6 mln toward fourth fund, on the site PE Hub 2 weeks, 4 days ago

500 Startups has raised $49.6 million toward a fourth fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

The filing also shows the target of 500 Startups IV has been lowered to $150 million. An initial filing for the […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Carolan rejoins Menlo Ventures, firm ramps up its consumer investing, on the site PE Hub 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Menlo Ventures is putting new resources behind its consumer investing, hiring three new staffers and bringing back Shawn Carolan as a managing director.

It also plans to open a San Francisco office.

Carolan […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Kauffman Fellows names Feld, Hamid, Lee to its board, on the site PE Hub 2 weeks, 6 days ago

The Kauffman Fellows has appointed three venture capitalists to its board, according to a press release.

The three are Brad Feld, a managing director at the Foundry Group; Mamoon Hamid, a co-founder and general […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Ten Eleven raises $77.5 mln toward venture fund, on the site PE Hub 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ten Eleven Ventures has raised $77.5 million toward a venture fund and $26.2 million toward a growth fund, according to filings with the SEC.

The cybersecurity-focused funds are managed by Alex Doll, a […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Temprano launches with an unusual approach to software investing, on the site PE Hub 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Temprano Techvestors, a firm with an unusual approach to investing in software startups, is launching itself on Thursday.

The firm’s plan is to invest in young software companies primarily in Central and E […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Lightspeed picked as partner to Apple’s Planet of the Apps, on the site PE Hub 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Lightspeed Venture Partners said it has been chosen as the venture capital partner to Apple’s Planet of the Apps reality TV show, according to a press release.

The show will feature app developers and has […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, XMatters raises $42 mln in financing, on the site PE Hub 4 weeks ago

San Ramon-based xMatters said it raised $42 million of financing from Golub Capital’s late stage lending group. The capital will allow the company to continue its global expansion. XMatters said revenue growth i […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, CRV just says no to Trump, on the site PE Hub 1 month ago

Charles River Ventures made its position in the presidential elections known, and the stand couldn’t be clearer: Just say no to Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Trump’s “anti-immigrant statements are […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, True Ventures raises $310 mln fifth fund, on the site PE Hub 1 month ago

True Ventures closed on a $310 million fifth fund, according to a blog post on the firm’s site.

The 10 year old firm now manages $1.3 billion in capital and has funded more than 220 companies, according to the […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, In torturous IPO market, life sciences deals outnumber tech 4 to 1, on the site PE Hub 1 month ago

It is no secret that 2016 has been a torturous period for IPOs, but just how bad is hard to reconcile.

Life-sciences deals fell to their slowest six-month pace since 2011 and the environment for technology […]

Mark Boslet wrote a new post, C5 Capital names former Intel Capital investor Battisti as partner, on the site PE Hub 1 month ago

London-based C5 Capital said it named former Intel Capital Managing Director Marcos Battisti as a partner and head of its new $150 million C5 Cloud Partners fund.

Battisti had managed Intel Capital’s efforts i […]