David Bogoslaw

Concept Ventures raises $88m for its second dedicated pre-seed fund

LPs include fund of funds Top Tier Capital Partners and Aldea Ventures, as well as multi-family office Granite Capital Management and real estate investor Dominus.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management launches private markets education platform

The Alternatives Investing Center will help financial advisers navigate investment strategies within venture capital and other private asset classes, adding to other efforts to sharpen the investment firm’s focus on private markets.

HighVista closes secondaries deal for 7 VC funds

Managed with Evercore, the HighVista deal drew more than 40 potential bidders and reinforces the Boston investment firm’s expanding presence in the secondary market.

Touring Capital closes $330m Fund I, focusing on AI-driven B2B SaaS innovation

The firm is already exhibiting strong results, with one unicorn, a successful exit and five up rounds among the achievements of half of its 12 investments so far.

First Round Capital launches Fund X, targeting $500m

The San Francisco-based firm's LPs include the endowments for Princeton University and University of Michigan, as well as TIFF Investment Management, a fund of funds.

Simple Ventures closes on $15m debut fund to build Canadian start-ups

Aiming to start 25 new companies from scratch by 2030, the incubator hopes to stem the outflow of immigrant entrepreneurs who are moving to the US to start businesses due to limited support at home.

Poland’s Vastpoint Ventures launches debut fund for $22m

Anchored by fund of funds PFR Ventures, the Warsaw-based firm will invest in seed-stage AI, SaaS and healthtech start-ups.

BNVT Capital launches $150m debut fund focused on start-ups tackling big societal problems

The firm’s investment strategy builds on academic research that shows 51% higher returns over 40 years for venture-backed companies tackling big societal problems than their peers.

How one climate tech VC raised a bigger sophomore fund

New LPs like Cathay Innovation's fund of funds, have provided VoLo Earth Ventures with access to European corporates, giving the firm more insight into corporate adoption of climate technologies.

VoLo Earth closes $135m Fund II, bucking downturn in VC fundraising with 50% larger fund

The early-stage climate tech investment firm is anchored by Voloridge Investment Management, with other LPs including Cathay Innovation’s InnoSquare fund, Morgan Stanley and WovenEarth Ventures.