Private Equity
Darren Bechtel, founder and managing director of Brick & Mortar Ventures, gets at least one call a week from other VCs, who are wanting to co-invest in early-stage construction startups or are looking for a pipeline of such deals to invest in the later rounds.
2 min read · 25 October 2019
San Francisco seed-stage fund Refactor Capital, founded David Lee of SV Angel and Zal Bilimoria of Andreessen Horowitz, announced earlier this week the close of its second fund at $30 million, according to a regulatory filing, which said the funding was raised by 37 backers.
1 min read · 24 October 2019
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2 min read · 23 October 2019
3 min read · 17 October 2019
1 min read · 15 October 2019
Jackson Square Ventures, which backed DocuSign, UpWork and Strava, announced it raised $193 million for its third and largest fund. The San Francisco-based firm was targeted $150 million, according to a regulatory filing in May. The latest fund is 60 percent more than the $120 million it raised for Fund II in 2016. As part of the new fund, Victor Echevarria was promoted to partner. The firm is led by Managing Directors Pete Solvik, Greg Gretsch and Josh Breinlinger.
1 min read · 14 October 2019
2 min read · 11 October 2019
Seattle-based Shujinko, a provider of cloud compliance software, announced it has raised a $7.5 million in Series A funding. Unusual Ventures led the round with participation from returning investor Defy as well as angel investors. Shujinko, originally incubated and spun out from Pioneer Square Labs, has raised $10.3 million in funding to date.
1 min read · 08 October 2019
Investment platform 40 North takes to the venture capital stage with a cleantech fund, led by former DBL partner Marc van den Berg.
2 min read · 08 October 2019