Canadian VC climbs to 18-year high in 2018 as top deals raise C$1.4 bln
Canada’s venture capital market broke records in 2018, its ninth straight year of growth. The [...]
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Monthly roundup of VC fundraising through Jan. 15
U.S.-Focused Funds Union Square Ventures raised $428.8 million for two new funds: a core VC fund [...]
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December Dashboard: Up year ends on an up note
The venture industry saw an 18-year record in fundraising in 2018, and December also ended [...]
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OMERS Ventures opens Silicon Valley office, hires Michael Yang
OMERS Ventures (OV) has expanded to the United States with the opening of an office in [...]
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Venture breaks $50 bln mark to set 18-year fundraising record in 2018
The U.S. venture industry raised more than $50 billion of new capital in 2018, setting [...]
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As AI evolves, so must VC investment teams
By Lu Zhang, Fusion Fund To say artificial intelligence is old news would be an [...]
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Venture capital emerging manager roundup: Underscore, Play, GSV, Converge and more
Emerging managers raised more than $1.6 billion in the last few weeks of 2018. Venture [...]
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Meet Marina Temkin, our new VCJ reporter
My name is Marina Temkin and I am the newest reporter at VCJ. I’m based [...]
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Venture investing sets $130 bln all-time record in 2018
Venture capital investments in the United States set an all-time record in 2018, sprinting to [...]
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As Ahoy Capital sets sail, LP Chris Douvos discusses his investment strategy and the fertile ground in seed
With the start of the new year, Managing Director Chris Douvos ended his employment at [...]
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Fund Performance: A review of SFERS’s vintage 2016 portfolio
Below is performance data for the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System‘s vintage 2016 venture capital funds. The figures [...]
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Venture funding softens in Q4, but year reaches $99.5 bln mark
Venture capital investing in the United States pulled back modestly in the fourth quarter, but [...]
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Chinese venture investing slows in Q4, but posts solid year
Venture capital deal making in China fell during the final months of 2018, but for [...]
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Mayfield bulks up its team as it celebrates 50 years of investing
Patrick Salyer, who for seven years served as CEO of customer-identity-management platform provider Gigya, has [...]
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Israel 2018: Startup Nation begins move to Scale-Up Nation with later rounds
By Joshua Mitnick, VCJ Correspondent A frequent complaint heard over the years in Israel’s technology [...]
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Canadian venture capital and startup predictions for 2019
For the fifth year running, I am following up my review of my 2018 Canadian [...]
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LACERS acts on $185 mln in recommendations by former PE consultant
Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System at its December meeting reported $185 million in private [...]
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A new breed of fertility startups is helping women get pregnant
In 2016, for the very first time, more American women gave birth in their 30s [...]
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