Private Equity

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Managers

Sheel Mohnot: fintech investor, traveler and Zoom bachelor

The entrepreneur-turned-investor has launched a new fintech fund with NerdWallet co-founder Jacob Gibson called Better Tomorrow Ventures, which aims to be mission-driven.

5 min read · 10 September 2020

OMERS Ventures founder John Ruffolo paralyzed in bike accident

Ruffolo, who left the venture arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System in late 2018, was reportedly launching a new private equity firm called Maverix Private Equity.

2 min read · 08 September 2020

White Star Capital expands its Canadian presence

International investor opens office in Toronto and announces hires and promotions for its Montreal and Toronto offices.

1 min read · 08 September 2020

Investors

Friday Letter: Here’s why LPs and GPs are upbeat

Six venture-focused LPs gathered for a virtual roundtable and shared their comments on various topics. The result is that we learned how equally enthusiastic about venture they are.

2 min read · 04 September 2020

Managers

How emerging managers can secure fund commitments amid covid-19

It pays to have a network of connections and a track record. Otherwise, getting those LP commitments in a virtual world is next to impossible for emerging managers.

8 min read · 02 September 2020

IVP adds new investor to team

IVP announced Army Tunjaicon has joined the team as an investor. He previously was with Qatalyst Partners.

1 min read · 01 September 2020

Managers

Friday Letter: SEC defining accredited investor means a lot to some

In widening the definition beyond the one's financial net worth, the SEC takes another step to permitting retail investors into the private funds market and increasing access to venture in particular. ICOs might also become more accessible to the general public.

2 min read · 28 August 2020

News & Analysis

Sapphire, Insight lead $50m funding in Restream

Restream, a provider of live streaming solutions, raises $50m, led by Sapphire Ventures and Insight Partners. Paul Levine and Teddie Wardi have joined the board.

1 min read · 27 August 2020

News & Analysis

NEA leads funding in start-up GRID

GRID in Iceland has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates. Existing investors BlueYard Capital, Slack Fund, Acequia Capital and other strategic partners also participated.

1 min read · 26 August 2020

News & Analysis

FTW Ventures raises $4m for food tech

San Francisco-based FTW Ventures, founded by Brian Frank, has raised its inaugural fund to invest in the foodtech space.

1 min read · 25 August 2020

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