March IPO profiles: Unicorn Lyft leads the way
The start of the unicorn IPO parade kicked off in March as Lyft held its [...]
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Monthly recap of VC fundraising through April 15
U.S.-focused funds Core Innovation Capital is seeking $100 million for its third fund. The fund is [...]
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Canadian VC begins 2019 with heft as top Q1 deals raise C$667 mln
After nine straight years of growth, Canada’s venture capital market showed no signs of slowing [...]
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Venrock’s Willerer sees promise in Make School’s bachelor’s program with unusual tuition structure
Venrock’s Tom Willerer, an edtech specialist, sees promise in the unusual pay-for-performance tuition structure of [...]
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Blockchain-focused Proof of Capital launches fund with backing from YouTube’s Steve Chen
Three investors from Horizons Ventures, Greylock Partners and 500 Startups have banded together to launch [...]
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VCs find home-maintenance subscription service to be Super
For entrepreneur Jorey Ramer, the aha moment for launching his latest startup came when he [...]
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Silver Lake targets $750 mln for third tech-growth fund
Silver Lake is eyeing $750 million for its third tech-growth credit fund, ramping fund size [...]
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At Israel’s ClalTech, author Shinar pens broad tech-investing strategy
By Joshua Mitnick, VCJ Correspondent ClalTech CEO Daniel Shinar, a technology scout in Israel for [...]
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March Dashboard: Exits surge in the month, thanks to Lyft IPO
A total of eight VC-backed startups disclosed their acquisition prices in March, helping lift the [...]
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Hamilton Lane opens Toronto office led by ex-CVCA CEO Mike Woollatt
Hamilton Lane, a $470 billion private-markets investment and advisory firm, has opened an office in [...]
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VCs on the Move, recap: New Markets taps Chou a GP
Scale Venture Partners promoted Jeremy Kaufmann to principal. Prior to joining the Foster City, California, venture firm, Kaufmann [...]
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500 Startups files to raise Fund V, said to be its largest to date
500 Startups officially set out to raise its fifth main fund, according to a regulatory filing. [...]
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Venture capital emerging manager roundup: Fifth Wall, Redmile, Kramilich’s Green Bay and more
Emerging managers raised more than $3.1 billion from March 27 through April 9. Venture firms [...]
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Uber’s top holders, SoftBank’s Vision Fund and Benchmark, hold 27.3 pct of its stock
The SoftBank Vision Fund and Benchmark have emerged in a public filing as Uber Technologies’ [...]
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Fund Performance: New Mexico, 2005 to 2012 venture portfolio
Below is performance data for the vintage 2005 to 2012 venture-capital funds in the New Mexico Educational Retirement Board [...]
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Data Spotlight: Top 10 deals in March
Below is a report of the top 10 VC-backed deals in the tech, internet, healthcare [...]
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Venture fundraising remains strong in Q1, $12.8 bln raised
Venture capitalists raised $12.8 billion for 141 funds in Q1, notching a fourth straight quarter [...]
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Pearson launches $50 mln edtech corporate venture fund
Pearson, one of the world’s largest educational products companies, is launching Pearson Ventures, a $50 [...]
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