Alastair Goldfisher

Chess moves and other impressions at the NVCA Leadership Gala

DCVC expands previously closed funds

Data Collective, which invests in big data, AI technology and IT infrastructure, announced it has topped off its previously closed sixth and fifth funds to a new total of $387 million. Its fifth fund makes early-stage investments, while its sixth fund is an opportunity fund designed to make larger follow-on bets in its portfolio companies. The firm, which has offices in Palo Alto, California, and San Francisco, said in a blog post from Managing Partners Zachary Bogue and Matthew Ocko, that it originally raised and closed these funds in less than 90 days at the beginning of 2016.

Blumberg Capital wraps up fourth fund above target

Blumberg raises more than $200 mln for fourth fund

San Francisco-based Blumberg Capital, an investor in unicorn companies Nutanix and Hootsuite, raised $206.6 million in commitments for its fourth fund, according to a regulatory filing. The fund is 33 percent larger than Fund III, a 2012 vintage year fund that closed on $150 million, according to Thomson Reuters.

On the Bleeding Edge: A roundup of chess moves and other impressions at the NVCA Leadership Gala

Data report: M&A deal value falls in February

Lemnos raises $50 mln for third fund, eyes more seed rounds

Data spotlight: With no megafunds to lead the charge, fundraising slows in 2017

Data spotlight: Matrix Partners tops list of most active VCs worldwide in January

Data spotlight: 22 venture-backed companies in U.K. lead Europe in January