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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Fund performance: Bets on late vintage IA, Foundry, Sofinnova funds comes up aces — VCJ, on the site PE HUB 2 days, 10 hours ago
Go early! Hit big! You might think of traditional venture that way.
You might also want to look at the University of Texas Investment Management Company’s most recent venture capital portfolio, funds with […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Engineering Capital targets data center transformation with $32 mln fund, on the site PE HUB 3 days, 13 hours ago
Engineering Capital unveiled a $32 million seed fund on Tuesday that will target data center infrastructure investments at a time of great disruption.
Engineering Capital Fund I expects to make 12 to 18 investments with first checks of $500,000 to $1 million.
What differentiates the fund is its tight focus on data center transformation.…[Read more]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Notation Capital raises about $8 mln for pre-seed fund, on the site PE HUB 4 days, 7 hours ago
Notation Capital, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based VC firm, said it raised a maiden fund of about $8 million.
The fund – Notation Capital Fund I – expects to write checks of $100,000 to $200,000 to join pre-seed rounds of less than $400,000, according to a blog post. It seeks to be the first money in and won’t shy away from being an only…[Read more] -
Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Engineering Capital raises $31.4 mln maiden seed fund, on the site PE HUB 5 days, 4 hours ago
Engineering Capital has raised $31.4 million toward a maiden seed fund, according to a filing with the SEC and news reports.
Lone Managing Partner Ashmeet Sidana expects to make 12 to 18 investments from the […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Homebrew raises $85 mln in capital for seed and growth deals, on the site PE HUB 6 days, 2 hours ago
Almost exactly two years ago, San Francisco-based Homebrew began investing its maiden fund with $35 million of seed capital. Last Friday, it unveiled a big increase in firepower: $85 million in new money split between a second seed fund and a follow-on fund for primarily B rounds deals.
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Intermountain Healthcare raises $35 mln venture fund, on the site PE HUB 1 week, 4 days ago
Intermountain Healthcare has raised a $35 million, single-LP venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
The fund – Intermountain Healthcare Innovation Fund I – lists Marina Nashif, CEO of Healthbox, as […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Wamda Capital raises $55.7 mln for its venture fund, on the site PE HUB 1 week, 5 days ago
Wamda Capital has raised a $55.7 million venture fund to invest in the Middle East and North Africa, according to an SEC filing.
The target for Wamda MENA Ventures I is $75 million. The money has come from 26 […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Sequoia raises $1.1 bln for China and India funds, on the site PE HUB 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Sequoia Capital has raised a combined $1.1 billion for funds in China and India, according to SEC filings.
The firm attracted $625 million from 105 LPs for its Sequoia Capital China Growth Fund III, according […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Are LPs moving away from the quartile ranking?, on the site PE HUB 2 weeks, 2 days ago
General partners like to say their funds are in the top quartile, but perhaps that isn’t enough anymore.
With the difference between the top of a quartile and its bottom 10 percent to 12 percent or more, the […] -
Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Emergence unveils new fund and a shift to earlier investing, on the site PE HUB 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Emergence Capital Partners announced a $335 million fourth fund on Wednesday along with a shift in investment strategy to earlier Series A and Series B companies.
The new fund – Emergence Capital Partners IV – is a significant step up from the firm’s $250 million third fund, raised in 2012. Strong investor interest driven by the firm’s success…[Read more] -
Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Lux to raise $350 mln fourth fund, on the site PE HUB 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Lux Capital has set out to raise a $350 million fourth fund, according to an SEC filing. No first close is yet reported.
The firm’s previous $245 million fund was raised in 2013, according to Thomson […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Emergence raises $335 mln fourth fund, on the site PE HUB 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Emergence Capital Partners said it raised a $335 million fourth fund, Emergence Capital Partners IV. The firm, in a press release, said the fund was “immediately oversubscribed” and eventually capped.
The fund […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Growth in Silicon Valley VC valuations sets 10-year record , on the site PE HUB 2 weeks, 4 days ago
The growth in Silicon Valley startup valuations continued to skyrocket in the fourth quarter, setting a 10-year record, according to a survey of private company transactions.
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, The debate about private equity’s economic cycle, on the site PE HUB 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Listen to some, like TPG Capital Founding Partner David Bonderman, and private equity is somewhere in the middle of its cycle.
Capacity utilization globally is low, wages are feeling little upward pressure and inflation is tame, he said at the SuperInvestor U.S. 2015 conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco.
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Betting on the Internet of Things: VCJ, on the site PE HUB 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Investing in connected devices could gather considerable steam in 2015 as markets for wearables, smart TVs, the connected car and even the smart home begin to mature.
But a significant shift appears to be […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Team8 raises $18 mln from Bessemer, Innovation, Cisco, Marker, Alcatel, on the site PE HUB 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Team8, a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity foundry, said it has raised $18 million in a Series A transaction backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Innovation Endeavors, Cisco Investments, Marker LLC and Alcatel-Lucent, […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, UTIMCO sees mixed results in mid-decade venture portfolio, on the site PE HUB 2 weeks, 5 days ago
The performance of mid-decade venture funds drifted through much of last year, though several generated considerable distributions, if the University of Texas Investment Management Company’s portfolio is […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Secondary returns found to be more modest than expected: report, on the site PE HUB 3 weeks, 2 days ago
Secondaries may not be as lucrative as you think. This is according to a study from eFront, which looked at six years of data and discovered that the ability of secondaries to out perform direct investments is […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, Vivo raises $600.7 mln for eighth fund, Walden closes on $55 mln, on the site PE HUB 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Vivo Ventures added more capital to its now $600.7 million eighth fund and Walden Venture Capital raised $55 million for its eighth fund, according to documents filed with the SEC.
Vivo Capital Fund VIII raised […]
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Mark Boslet wrote a new post, TCV rethinks LP relations, on the site PE HUB 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Nathan Sanders stepped into what was effectively a new position when he joined Technology Crossover Ventures as a general partner and head of investor relations in September.
With today’s limited partner interested in scrutinizing not just a firm’s investment strategy, but the operating details of its portfolio, it was time for a change at the…[Read more]
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