Lawrence Aragon

Frazier Life Sciences taps Li as venture partner

Li previously co-founded and was CEO of JW Therapeutics.

The upside of uncertainty

More than 60% of investors polled in our annual survey cited “geopolitical uncertainty” as the factor that would have the greatest impact on the performance of their private markets portfolio in 2025.

LPs rekindle romance with VC funds

Our LP Perspectives 2025 Study finds investors are warming to venture capital after giving it the cold shoulder.

Atlas Venture closes on $450m for oversubscribed 14th fund

"It’s fair to say this fundraising was the smoothest, most efficient, and most oversubscribed fundraise we’ve had in the 20 years and 10 funds since I joined the firm," says partner Bruce Booth.

Redpoint alum Tunguz quickly closes on $450m for Fund II

Fund II is 90% larger than Theory Ventures' debut fund, which secured a commitment from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.

All eyes on IPOs

Distribution-starved investors hope to see IPOs next year from several high-profile venture-backed companies, including Cerebras, Chime Financial, Hinge Health, Klarna and ServiceTitan.

Women-led Initiate Ventures raises $45m for debut fund

The firm is led by Jessica Owens, a former Kleiner Perkins partner, and Iana Dimkova, previously a director in the healthcare technology investing group of GE Ventures.

Founderful goes big with sophomore fund for Swiss tech

Focused on Switzerland's tech sector, Founderful saw strong demand for its sophomore fund, which was oversubscribed and 55% larger than its debut effort.

Outperformer Bek Ventures closes on $250m for Central and Eastern Europe fund

Bek's founders say their first two funds 'delivered realized returns of $2.4bn'

SEA warms up as Intudo raises $125m for Indonesian start-ups

Intudo Ventures IV's LPs include Orient Growth Ventures and Black Kite Capital as well as more than 20 global funds and managing partners, the firm reports.