Fund Performance: A review of San Francisco’s venture portfolio from 2015
Below is performance data for the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System‘s vintage 2015 venture capital funds. The figures [...]
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Post Venture Capital Index falls a bit more in November
The Thomson Reuters’ Post Venture Capital Index (PVCI) declined in November. It was the third [...]
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November Dashboard: Activity slows as the year winds down
The year is winding down, and as had been expected, venture-related activity also appears to [...]
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Venture capital emerging manager roundup: Clean Energy, Blume, Ben Ling and more
Emerging managers raised more than $1.7 billion in the past few weeks, with venture firms [...]
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True Ventures’ latest fund follows year of successful exits
With 2018 shaping up as venture’s most robust fundraising year since the dot-com heyday, as the [...]
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Bill Davidow on risk taking and today’s startup innovation
In the years since Bill Davidow co-founded Mohr Davidow Ventures in 1983, venture capital has [...]
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Chinese mega-unicorn Tencent readies IPO as music wars heat up
By Rohit Kulkarni, SharesPost After a two-month delay, Tencent Music Entertainment’s IPO is back on [...]
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Agtech on track for record year with $1.6 bln invested so far
Agtech continues to be a big draw for venture investors this year, with $1.6 billion [...]
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Fund Performance: SFERS venture portfolio (2014)
Below is performance data for the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System‘s vintage 2014 venture capital funds. The figures [...]
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IVP’s Jules Maltz on the qualities to look for in a CEO
With IVP’s late-November investment in Deputy, the firm has invested in 15 companies in 2018. [...]
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SoftBank Vision Fund closes in on $100 bln
SoftBank’s Vision Fund added another $5.4 billion to its coffers and signed up an additional [...]
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New Jersey commits to TPG Rise Fund II, TSG consumer fund
New Jersey State Investment Council approved $275 million in private equity commitments at its November [...]
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Fitness startups pumping to change your at-home workouts
In-home fitness conjures images of broken-down BowFlex machines, long-abandoned NordicTrack rowers and embarrassing Zumba videos. [...]
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Corporate VCs pay up: Deal value at decade high
Corporate venture capitalists have been increasingly willing to pay up for deals this year, with [...]
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NEA completes secondary sale of 26 portfolio companies for about $1 bln
New Enterprise Associates has completed a roughly $1 billion secondary sale of 26 portfolio companies [...]
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MassPRIM forms new relationship with JMI Equity
Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board at its Nov. 29 meeting committed $105 million to [...]
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What investors tell their companies
Entrepreneurs and their investors have largely adopted a wait-and-see approach to a possible economic downturn. [...]
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How venture is preparing for a downturn
Social Capital’s Chamath Palihapitiya demonstrated dramatic flair in October when he labeled venture capital a [...]
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