David Bogoslaw

Across Ventures partners with SBI Holdings to launch $100m fund of funds

With the Tokyo-based financial group as an anchor investor, Across plans to invest in more than 20 micro VCs focused on AI, fintech and blockchain, climate and health tech.

A reckoning for SaaS investors?

Investors are more wary of SaaS as they see a structural shift from enterprise products built around systems of record, seat licenses and humans manually navigating workflows to platforms pushing software toward systems of action, automation and outcomes.

Love of founders leads DCM veteran David Cheng to Costanoa

Seeing the impact of AI on the VC industry, Cheng was re-evaluating how to be most useful to founders as an investor and liked Costanoa’s level of dedication to a smaller portfolio of start-ups.

Eka Ventures raises $107m for Fund II, focused on UK impact start-ups

New limited partners in the sophomore fund include The Health Foundation, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and Vivensa Foundation, as well as some family offices.

Overmatch Ventures raises $250m for oversubscribed Fund II

The larger fund size will enable the deep tech, defense and space investor to lead rounds and write bigger initial checks for portfolio companies.

Space tech specialist Type One sees growing opportunities in Japan

By opening an office in Japan, the US VC firm plans to expand its relationships with Japanese corporates positioned to benefit from Japan's nation space agency's commitment of $6.7bn to a 10-year space fund.

Whither the scarcity premium for tech IPOs?

The market is finding more creative ways for HNWIs to get access to the hottest private tech companies. Will that hurt demand when those companies finally go public?

First In raised nearly 7x more for Fund III with help from Uncle Sam

Firm led by two ex-Marines closed on $148m for Fund III thanks to certification as a Critical Technology Fund by the US Small Business Administration and the Department of War.

Audeo Ventures will close on $65m for Fund II by end of March

With an LP base comprised mostly of single and multifamily offices and some sovereign wealth funds in the United Arab Emirates, the firm plans to invest in up to 20 start-ups in the US and Latin America.

Boreal Ventures closes on $43m for Fund II, targeting $60m

Limited partners in the Canadian firm's debut fund that have re-upped in Fund II include Government of Quebec through Investissement Québec; BDC Capital; Fonds québécois d'amorçage de Teralys (financed by La Caisse, formerly CDPQ) and Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins.