Benhamou Global Ventures raises $40 mln for first opportunity fund
Benhamou Global Ventures, the internationally focused early-stage fund founded by the onetime chairman and chief executive [...]
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French firm Ring Capital banking on PE firms buying tech companies
By Alex Derber, VCJ Correspondent Helped by generous state investment and an entrepreneur-friendly government, new [...]
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Monthly recap of fund briefs, as of July 16
U.S.-focused funds Floret Ventures is seeking $25 million for its new fund. Stella Kleiman and Lily Teng serve as general [...]
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SaaS growth investor Blue Cloud Ventures wraps up its second institutional fund
Blue Cloud Ventures, which makes late-venture and early-growth capital investments in SaaS companies, closed its [...]
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Boston’s Glasswing Ventures closes AI-focused debut on $112 mln
Glasswing Ventures wrapped up its inaugural fund with $112 million in commitments to invest in seed-stage [...]
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Xange’s Rose: French VC moving at speed of U.S. peers
By Alex Derber, VCJ Correspondent France and the Benelux region supplied 45 percent of all [...]
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Moonshots Capital, led by and investing in military vets, rockets from angel to venture
Kelly Perdew’s multiple chapters already include U.S. Army officer, entrepreneur, winner of Season 2 of [...]
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Jay-Z to launch venture firm with Walden’s Larry Marcus
Music producer and rapper Jay-Z has partnered with Larry Marcus, managing director of Walden Venture [...]
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Monthly recap of fund briefs, as of June 21
Through June 20, U.S. firms have raised more than $18.4 billion for 172 funds, which [...]
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With Fund II, Camber Creek focuses on growing industry demand for real estate tech
A decade ago, real estate tech was virtually unheard of, with few startups looking to [...]
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New York-focused seed investor Primary Venture Partners raises $100 mln for second fund
Primary Venture Partners, a New York-focused seed investor that has realized exits with Jet.com and [...]
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Kleiner Perkins alums focus on industrial digitization, close $350 mln maiden fund
A team of former Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partners have closed a $350 million [...]
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Cloud Apps closes second fund at $87 mln for “classic” Series A investing
Cloud Apps Capital Partners has closed its second fund at $87 million, the firm announced [...]
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Govtech evangelist Bouganim raises $25 mln Fund II, eyes international expansion
Govtech Fund has wrapped up its second fund with $25 million in commitments, virtually the [...]
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UVC seeks opportunities in Germany’s industrial-tech economy
By Alex Derber, VCJ Correspondent German industry is sufficiently large and advanced for the country’s [...]
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Monthly recap of fund briefs, as of May 21
Through the first four months, U.S. VC fundraising moved at a strong pace, with more than [...]
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London’s Dawn Capital: $235 mln on horizon for Series A SaaS, fintech
By Alex Derber, VCJ Correspondent While European startups are often accused of aping U.S. ideas [...]
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Switch Ventures bolsters data-driven approach with new hire
Switch Ventures, which uses predictive analytics to find high-performing entrepreneurs to invest in, has bolstered [...]
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