UpWest, a venture capital house specialising in helping Israeli startups break into the US market, has scored a huge fund size increase with the final close of its fourth investment vehicle. The post UpWest triples
Specialist venture capital house Mission BioCapital has raised $275m for its fifth flagship fundraise, more than double the amount it collected for its predecessor vehicle. The post Mission BioCapital more than doubles last fund total
Former Google Ventures CEO Bill Maris has seen his venture capital firm Section 32 strike a $740m final close for its fourth fund. The post Ex-Google Ventures CEO Maris sees Section 32 strike $740m Fund
Private equity funds soared to a record quarterly return at the start of this year amid a strong recovery of the global economy from the coronavirus pandemic, new data shows. The post Private equity, venture
Venture capital major New Enterprise Associates has brought in veteran life sciences investor Michele Park as a partner in its Menlo Park office. The post VC giant NEA brings in life sciences veteran Park as
Industry Ventures has boosted its asset under management to $5bn with the close of its sixth hybrid fund on $575m. The post Industry Ventures reaches $5bn AUM thanks to new $575m hybrid fund close first
Venture capital stockholder liquidity specialist 137 Ventures has raised the biggest fund in its ten-year history by reaching a $350m final close for Fund V. The post VC liquidity specialist 137 Ventures raises $350m to
Real estate tech-focused VC investor Navitas Capital has soared past its goal for its third fundraise to reach a $160m final close. The post Proptech VC pioneer Navitas Capital leverages ‘dramatic’ pandemic portfolio revenue growth
New early-stage investment house Asymmetric Capital Partners has hit an oversubscribed $105m final close for its debut fundraise. The post New VC house Asymmetric Capital Partners seals target-beating $105m debut fund close first appeared on
VC investor White Star Capital has boosted its AUM to $750m thanks to a latest $360m fundraise for its third flagship fund. The firm also announced to open a new office in Singapore, two years
Texas-based Next Coast Ventures has named former Ultimate Software COO and general manager Julie Dodd as a venture partner. The post Next Coast Ventures brings in experienced COO Dodd as venture partner first appeared on
Tech-focused venture capital firm Inovia Capital has collected $334m for its first continuity fund from fellow buyout houses BlackRock, HarbourVest Partners, Northleaf Capital Partners, Hollyport Capital and Kensington Capital Partners. The post Inovia raises $334m
Angular Ventures has hit an $80m final close for its second fund targeting European and Israeli deeptech deals. The post Deeptech early backer Angular Ventures hits $80m Fund II close first appeared on AltAssets Private
Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital arm of German insurance major Munich Re Group, has hit a $500m final close for its second early-stage and growth investment fund. The post Munich RE venture arm doubles
Venture Capital firm Sapphire has hired Ralph DeBernardo from mid-market private investment firm Peak Rock Capital in its newly created head of investor relations role. The post Sapphire hires Ralph DeBernardo in new head of
Urban sustainability technology-focused venture capital firm 2150 has hit a €268m final close for its oversubscribed flagship fundraise. The post Urban sustainability investor 2150 scores €268m final close for debut fundraise first appeared on AltAssets
Institutional investors remain constructive on private capital markets amid a backdrop of rising inflation, potentially higher interest rates and increased scrutiny on ESG issues, new research from Eaton Partners shows. The post LPs eye uptick
Seed-stage venture capital firm NFX has soared to a $450m final close for its third fundraise since it was launched in 2015. The post Seed, pre-seed specialist NFX raises one of sector’s largest funds to
The $36.1bn-managing San Francisco City & County Employees' Retirement System has picked a string of venture capital funds as its latest swathe of commitments. The post New Sofinnova, Lightspeed fundraises among latest San Francisco City
European venture capital house Eight Roads has hit a $450m final close for its latest flagship fund. The post Eight Roads hails ‘on fire’ European tech landscape amid $450m Fund IV close first appeared on
