David Bogoslaw

500 Global promotes Mei Chel Tan to global managing partner

The appointment reflects expanding demand for entrepreneurial ecosystem development and AI readiness across emerging markets.

IPO or secondary?

Will we finally see a wave of IPOs this year, or will GPs have to turn to the secondaries market to deliver liquidity to their investors?

Meet the LP: 50 South Capital

Investment from new wealth management clients at parent company Northern Trust has enabled the private equity group to continue to raise new funds of funds amid liquidity challenges.

Superorganism closes on $25.9m debut fund, the first dedicated to biodiversity

Limited partners include AMB Holdings, Builders Vision, Cisco Foundation, Stray Works and Australian impact investing firms Understorey Ventures and Wedgetail.

Arkin Capital closes on $100m for Bio Ventures III

With LPs such as Phoenix Insurance, Clal Insurance and Amitim Pension Funds, the fund will invest in 10-12 companies.

Does burn rate matter for AI-native companies?

A new Silicon Valley Bank report states that native AI start-ups aren’t incentivized to be efficient. But surging valuations for AI companies make us wonder if the point is moot.

Lux Capital completes fundraising for oversubscribed Fund IX with $1.5bn

LPs in previous funds include Carlyle Group co-founder Bill Conway, New Mexico State Investment Council and the California Public Employees' Retirement System.

The next AI frontier: Teaching computers to reason

Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly sophisticated as large language models are equipped with contextual reasoning capabilities.

McRock Capital closes on over CAD 120m for Fund III, short of initial CAD 200m target

Limited partners in the new fund include BDC Capital and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and new strategic investors Caterpiller and Autodesk.

Very few VC funds will return 3x in 10 years: Carta

Higher percentages of funds with 2020 and 2021 vintages began to generate DPI for the first time in the past year.