Private Equity
In this, the inaugural ranking of the 50 largest fundraisers for the past five years, the list offers up a few notable characteristics. Next year’s tabulation will be even more telling.
4 min read · 02 November 2020
Reports tell a different story than personal anecdotes, but it seems like there's no letup in 2020 for venture fundraising and deployment during a pandemic.
2 min read · 30 October 2020
Mercato Partners co-founder Greg Warnock talks about the firm’s growth strategy and the impact of racking up four exits since April.
3 min read · 28 October 2020
Joining the firm is Boston native Chris Gardener joins, who previously co-founded Paydiant, which was acquired by PayPal.
1 min read · 28 October 2020
The pandemic and social protests of 2020 are spurring change throughout society and in the investing world. As a result, ESG-focused investing is on the rise in the US, according to the advisory service Different Funds.
2 min read · 23 October 2020
Love or hate him, the early Facebook exec turned VC was early on the SPAC wave, and he's riding it out.
3 min read · 16 October 2020
Menlo Ventures raises $500m for Fund XV to make seed and Series A investments.
1 min read · 15 October 2020
True Ventures raises a combined $840m for two new funds, including $465m for its latest core early-stage fund, $375m for its Select Fund IV.
1 min read · 14 October 2020
Lead Edge Capital raises $950m for its fifth and largest fund, bringing total capital raised since inception to over $3bn.
3 min read · 14 October 2020
Foundry Group in Boulder, Colorado, promoted Jaclyn Hester to partner. She works on direct investments and with the firm's partner fund strategy.
1 min read · 14 October 2020
