Lawrence Aragon

Veralto commits to new water fund from Emerald Technology Ventures

LPs in Emerald's first water fund included Ecolab, Goldman Environmental Foundation, Microsoft and Temasek.

Index, Greylock, Kleiner and Sequoia poised for $6bn Figma payday

The biggest winner in a Figma IPO would be Index Ventures, which holds 62.57m shares worth $1.75bn at $28 per share.

The slog continues

VCs need an average of 18 months to reach a final fund close, twice the number of months they needed in 2021.

DOWNLOAD: H1 fundraising falls to lowest point in eight years

Venture funds raised $41.6bn worldwide in the first half of this year, down from $60bn in H1 of last year, according to exclusive research by Venture Capital Journal.

Scale AI backer Greenoaks raises biggest fund yet

Greenoaks Capital has reportedly closed on $2.5 billion for its sixth venture, beating its target of $2.25 billion.

The big get bigger

Defying the decline in fundraising by the overall venture industry, the world’s 50 largest VC firms are raising record amounts of capital.

VCJ 50: Big firms defy fundraising downturn

The world’s 50 largest venture capital fundraisers raised more than $204bn, up 9% from our previous ranking.

Will the IPO mini-boom continue?

VCs and corporate backers own shares currently worth nearly $10bn for VC-backed companies that have gone public this year – minus the holdings for outliers Circle and CoreWeave, which are valued at $35bn.

All aboard!

The successful debuts of fintech Chime Financial and space tech company Voyager Technologies bring the total number of VC-backed IPOs this year to eight.

$8bn windfall for Circle’s VC backers

General Catalyst and IDG Capital were the biggest winners in Circle's IPO, with each holding 20.9m shares valued at $1.7bn at the closing price of $83.23.