Private Equity

Alastair Goldfisher

Managers

Friday Letter: Top 10 venture-related stories from 2019

From personnel changes and unicorns to IPOs and off-the-charts fundraising, here's my list of the top 10 stories from 2019.

5 min read · 27 December 2019

News & Analysis

Canvas Ventures seeks another $300 mln fund

The early-stage firm also raised $300 mln for its previous fund.

1 min read · 20 December 2019

Managers

Sapphire Ventures raises $1.4 bln for new main fund and opportunity vehicle

The enterprise investor, which invest in expansion- and late-stage companies, says the larger fund will allow it to invest up to $100 million per company as it continues to back companies in the US, Europe and Israel.

2 min read · 18 December 2019

Deals

Friday Letter: Exits and talk of a correction from our Dallas conference

Reflections from our PartnerConnect Texas event and what investors are thinking about.

4 min read · 13 December 2019

Managers

Piva launches $250 mln fund to back energy deals

The San Francisco firm has one LP, the Malaysia energy giant PETRONAS. But Ricardo Angel, CEO and managing partner of Piva, says the venture firm will operate independently.

2 min read · 11 December 2019

News & Analysis

Pear raises $160 mln for third fund

The fund is more than double its previous vehicle. Investors include the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions.

1 min read · 11 December 2019

Managers

Ex-Uber exec Jambu Palaniappan joins OMERS Ventures in London

Palaniappan has spent the past 12 months as an executive-in-residence for the London firm Atomico.

2 min read · 10 December 2019

Deals

Friday Letter: WeWork, unicorns, direct listings, it was the year of IPO talk

Besides IPO talk, the running theme from VCs lately has been about too much money, particularly at the late-stage, chasing companies. No one wants their portfolio to mimic WeWork.

3 min read · 06 December 2019

Venture capitalist Frank Caufield passes away at 80

Frank J. Caufield, a co-founder and partner of Kleiner Perkins, died Nov. 26. He was 80.

1 min read · 03 December 2019

Managers

Friday Letter: Welcome to the new Venture Capital Journal website

2 min read · 29 November 2019

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