Germany’s HTGF finds fertile ground for seed funding
Tracking early-stage investment is a difficult task because plenty of non-institutional funding sources from various [...]
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GV’s Toney plans to spinoff venture fund Plexo Capital
GV Partner Lo Toney said he plans to spinoff an independent fund, called Plexo Capital, [...]
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Startup studio Coplex launches $5 mln fund
Phoenix-based startup studio Coplex LLC has launched its first $5 million venture fund. Coplex Ventures [...]
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Obvious Ventures closes Fund II with $191,919,191. (Read on.)
Obvious Ventures, which was co-founded by Ev Williams of Twitter fame, has closed its second [...]
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London’s Forward Partners steps up and stands out from the crowd
Alex Derber, VCJ Correspondent Most VCs like to emphasize the benefits they offer entrepreneurs beyond [...]
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Data report: U.S. fundraising drops in April
Fundraising in April by U.S.-based venture firms dropped 38 percent to $1.68 billion from nearly [...]
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Real-estate investors Fifth Wall, Moderne close debut funds
Fifth Wall Ventures, the Venice, California, real-estate-tech investor, on May 1 said it raised $212 [...]
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Valor Equity Partners targets $750 mln for Fund IV
Valor Equity Partners is marketing its latest growth equity fund with a $750 million target, two [...]
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Seed-focused YL Ventures raises $75 mln third fund: Updated
YL Ventures, which leads seed funding rounds in cyber security, enterprise software, drones and other [...]
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Funds in registration: NEA and a bunch of other investors seeking more than $8 bln
New Enterprise Associates is seeking a $3 billion fund. But it’s hardly the only firm [...]
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CalSTRS re-ups $250 mln with Invesco for emerging managers
California State Teachers’ Retirement System allocated $250 million to a separately managed account with Invesco [...]
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Semil Shah’s Haystack seeks $25 mln for fourth fund
Early-stage investor Haystack Ventures, a backer of DoorDash, Hired, Instacart and Luxe, has filed to [...]
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LA-based Sound Ventures names Epstein managing partner, COO
Sound Ventures, a Los Angeles-based venture firm founded by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary, has [...]
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LA-based Science seeks $60 mln
Science Inc, an investor in Dollar Shave Club, is seeking to raise $60 million for [...]
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Project A co-founder looking at early-stage Berlin and beyond
By Alex Derber, VCJ Correspondent Since Project A launched in late 2011, the early-stage venture [...]
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Fubini’s XYZ Ventures targets $70 mln for inaugural fund
XYZ Ventures is seeking to raise $70 million for its maiden fund, according to a regulatory [...]
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On the Frontline with one of Europe’s growing early-stage firms
Alex Derber, VCJ Correspondent Frontline Ventures of Dublin is only four years old, but in Europe’s [...]
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Worldwide venture fundraising market off to a busy start in 2017
The worldwide market for venture capital fundraising has had a busy start to 2017, with [...]
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