Alastair Goldfisher

Oak HC/FT taps former Venmo COO Vaughan as EIR

Growth-equity investor Oak HC/FT announced it added Michael Vaughan as an Executive-in-Residence to help develop and advise new fintech businesses. Vaughan formerly was COO of Venmo, where he worked for eight years, leading the company with its Series A round in 2011 through acquisitions to Braintree and then to PayPal.

LA-based Fika Ventures to consider more deals outside So Cal with second fund

Friday Letter: Mayfield celebrates 50 and will join the South Park crowd, driven-purpose VCs, the NY venture surge

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Salesforce Ventures launches $125 mln regional fund focused on Europe

Salesforce Ventures announced a $125 million Europe Trailblazer Fund focused on enterprise cloud startups. This is the firm's fourth regional fund in the last 12 months, following launches in Canada, Japan and Australia most recently in March. In 2015, Salesforce Ventures introduced its first $100 million investment commitment in Europe and brought on Alex Kayyal as partner and head of Europe to lead the fund, which has since backed more than 50 startups in 13 European countries.

April Dashboard: Unicorn IPOs and other exits keep surging

Ivalua raises $60 mln at $1 bln valuation

Redwood City, California-based Ivalua, a provider of global spend management cloud solutions, announced that it has raised $60 million in growth equity, valuing the company at more than $1 billion. Investors in the round include new investor Tiger Global Management and returning backer Ardian Growth.

Ivalua raises $60 mln at $1 bln valuation

Redwood City, California-based Ivalua, a provider of global spend management cloud solutions, announced that it has raised $60 million in growth equity, valuing the company at more than $1 billion. Investors in the round include new investor Tiger Global Management and returning backer Ardian Growth.

Generation raises $1 bln for third Sustainable Solutions Fund

Generation Investment Management announced the close of its $1 billion Generation IM Sustainable Solutions Fund III. The fund, the firm's third, focuses on growth-stage businesses with well-established technology and commercial traction in three areas: planetary health, people health, and financial inclusion.

CEO-founded Pillar wraps up Fund II at $100 mln

Early-stage VC Defy adds Brian Rothenberg as partner

Early-stage investor Defy Partners, which recently raised $262 million for its second fund, has tapped former Eventbrite exec Brian Rothenberg as a partner. He joins Co-Founders and Managing Directors Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, who launched the firm in late 2017.