The $63bn-managing Teachers’ Retirement System of Illinois has made more than $1bn of new private equity and alternatives commitments. The post Silver Lake, Barings PE Asia among over $1bn of new Illinois Teachers Retirement System
Consumer-focused private equity major L Catterton has bought into Swiss foodtech startup Planted, which is aiming to create plant-based meat which tastes better than the meat from animals. The post Startup using plants to create
Madrona Venture Group is launching a Palo Alto office to be led by new managing director hire Karan Mehandru. The post Ex-Trinity Ventures GP Mehandru joins Madrona Venture to lead newly-launched Palo Alto office first appeared
Ubiquity Ventures, the VC house launched by former Bessemer Venture Partners investor Sunil Nagaraj, is back with its third fundraise in as many years, this time eyeing up to $60m. The post Ex-Bessemer exec Nagaraj
Deep tech pre-seed specialist Bee Partners has brought in former Stage Partners exec Austin Grisham as head of platform, citing his 'eclectic background' as being of interest to the firm. The post Bee Partners cites
Mental health care provider membership network Alma has picked up a $130m Series D investment round led by private equity major Thoma Bravo. The post Thoma Bravo leads $130m Series D round for mental health
Southeast Asia-focused venture debt investor Genesis Alternative Ventures is already almost halfway to its $150m goal for its newly-launched sophomore fundraise. The post Huge LP reup rate helps southeast Asia venture debt firm Genesis to
Blockchain Capital has brought in ex-Blackrock veteran Jason Di Piazza as head of capital formation amid plans to raise up to $400m across a pair of funds. The post Ex-BlackRock veteran Di Piazza named Blockchain
San Francisco-based 'hard tech' investor Root Ventures has hit a $150m final close for its latest fund targeting seed and pre-seed deals. The post ‘Hard tech’ investor Root Ventures raises $150m for third fund first
Digital Diagnostics is hoping to pave the way for AI healthcare diagnosis to become a standard practice - and has just picked up a big boost thanks to a $75m KKR-led Series B investment round.
Indian venture capital investor Fundamentum has leveraged its success in backing two of the country's most recent unicorns to raise $227m for its sophomore fund. The post Double unicorn success helps propel India’s Fundamentum to
US and Asia-focused early-stage investor Cherubic Ventures has scored a big boost to its assets under management with the $110m close of its Fund V vehicle. The post Big IPO wins, PayPal’s $2.7bn Paidy buy
UAE-based AI and cloud computing company G42 has launched a $10bn private equity fund in partnership with the state-backed Abu Dhabi Growth Fund. The post Silver Lake-backed AI firm G42 launches $10bn late-stage tech investment
Blackstone has brought in former Coinbase exec Adam White as its looks to boost its investments in digital assets, especially through its Blackstone Growth platform. The post Crypto opportunity continues to tempt Blackstone as firm
Stage 2 Capital, the venture capital firm co-founded by former Bessemer Venture Partners exec Jay Po, has raised $150m for its oversubscribed third fund. The post VC house Stage 2 aims to prevent startups failing
Blockchain investor CoinFund has shrugged off the ongoing bear market in cryptocurrencies by raising $300m for its second venture capital fund. The post Apple Music Group co-founder, Venrock veteran Pakman raises $300m blockchain VC fund
Former NEA investor Yida Gao has seen his new blockchain-focused venture capital firm Shima Capital reach $200m for its debut fundraise. The post Ex-NEA investor Yida Gao gets Andrew Yang, Bill Ackman backing for $200m
HR tech developer HiBob has reached a $2.45bn valuation after investors including General Atlantic and Bessemer Venture Partners backed a $150m Series D round for the business. The post HR tech player HiBob hits $2.45bn
European energy major E.ON has anchored a €250m-targeting energy transition fund being raised by its Future Energy Ventures arm. The post Energy giant E.ON anchors €250m VC fund targeting energy transition first appeared on AltAssets
Lower mid-market investor The Riverside Company has exited specialty food ingredients maker Parker Food Group to Investindustrial private equity group. The post The Riverside Company sells speciality food ingredients maker Parker Food to Investindustrial first
