Global payments platform Airwallex has launched a $200m venture capital fundraise to target early stage, high-growth technology-enabled companies powered by the company's infrastructure. The post Booming payments platform Airwallex launches $200m venture capital fundraise first
Eastern Asia was the top-performing region across private equity and venture capital last year with an impressive 31.5% annual return, new research shows. The post Eastern Asia top for PE, VC returns in 2020, paired
Index Ventures has raised a hefty $2.9bn across its latest heavyweight venture capital funds, as well as another $200m for its first seed-focused vehicle. The post Index Ventures hauls in hefty $2.9bn across two new
Baird Capital, the direct dealmaking arm of investment banking giant Baird, has held a $340m final close for its second global fund, just three months after capping off its record venture capital fundraise. The post
Pillar VC has doubled its funds under management by closing two funds with $192m of commitments in total. The post Pillar VC doubles funds under management through new $192m fund pair first appeared on AltAssets
Ince Capital, the private equity firm launched by a pair of former Qiming Venture Partners execs, has reportedly reached a $450m first close for its sophomore fundraise. The post Ex-Qiming pair said to strike $450m
Industrial technology focused Anzu Partners has hit a $130m first close for its third venture capital fund in four years. The post Anzu keeps up lightning fundraising pace by hitting $130m Fund III first close
European venture capital house Speedinvest has hit a €60m final close for its second specialist marketplaces and consumer fund, beating its initial target. The post Speedinvest strikes above-target €60m final close for second marketplaces, consumer
The $420bn-managing investment giant StepStone Group has bought venture capital major Greenspring Associates in a deal worth up to $800m. The post Investment giant StepStone buys VC major Greenspring Associates, deal could reach $800m first
Implementing compliant regulatory processes around cross-border promotion, data management and investor profiling are the main reasons eight out of ten wealth managers struggle to offer clients access to private markets, new data shows. The post
Car giant BMW’s hybrid venture capital firm has launched a $300m investment fund targeting early to mid-stage start-ups in the sustainability, transportation, manufacturing and supply chain industries. The post Car giant BMW’s VC arm launches
Chinese venture capital investor ZWC Partners has pulled in more than RMB5bn ($774m) to close its second US-dollar denominated fund. The post China, SE Asia-focused ZWC Partners closes second US dollar fund on $774m first
Global venture capital major Accel has closed more than $3bn of new capital across a trio of fundraises. The post Accel raises more than $3bn across trio of new VC, growth funds first appeared on
Former Fidelity Investments arm Eight Roads has launched a $400m China-focused healthcare fund. The post Eight Roads launches $400m China healthcare investment fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Novalis Biotech has closed its second fund on €25m - a hefty increase from the €4 million it raised for its debut fund in 2018. The post Novalis Biotech closes second fund on €25m, 6x
Icelandic early-stage investment house Frumtak Ventures has launched a $57m third fund focused on post-seed and Series A startups. The post Iceland’s Frumtak Ventures eyes next generation of Nordic winners with new fund first appeared
Life sciences-focused venture capital house Vida Ventures has boosted its assets under management to more than $1.7bn in just four years through the final close of its oversubscribed third fund. The post Life science specialist
Helsinki-based edtech specialist Sparkmind.vc has scored a €55m final close for its debut fundraise. The post Edtech investor Sparkmind.vc hits €55m final close for debut fundraise first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Eastern European and Russian-speaking entrepreneurs are over-looked and under-valued - so goes the thesis of early-stage investor Leta Capital, which has launched its third and largest fund to date. The post East Europe, Russian entrepreneurs
Early stage investment giant Bessemer Venture Partners has scored another huge flagship fundraise, hauling in $3.3bn across Fund XI and a new growth-stage vehicle.
