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Woman-led Day One raises nearly 3x more for Fund III than previous effort

LPs include 'prominent US and European institutional investors, 10 unicorn founders, 14 of our own portfolio founders, family offices, and a few heads of private equity firms and larger funds,' says Day One founder Masha Bucher.

Hakluyt, adviser founded by MI6 agents, tops $50m for debut fund

LPs include Mubadala Investment Co, tech investor Yuri Milner, Bolt Ventures, Boxfish Corp, Ferguson Capital II, Lakefield Enterprises III, NJF Capital Corp and RIT Capital Partners.

New fund takes pride in LGBTQ+ founders

Identity.vc is the latest fund dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs and is believed to be the first fund of its kind in Europe.

Fresh off $1.1bn fundraise, Evolution Equity adds Rodriguez

Rodriguez is the CEO of cybersecurity network SINET.

Katzenberg's dream come true: $460m for new venture funds

WndrCo says the funds will target 'high-potential companies solving big problems across the future of work, consumer technology, cybersecurity and developer infrastructure.'

Anzu Partners and J.A. Green seek $100m for defense-tech fund: report

LPs in previous Anzu funds include the New Mexico State Investment Council, the University of Minnesota Foundation and endowment for Southern Methodist University.

Creandum collects €500m for European founders

Early-stage Swedish venture firm says it is 'very bullish about the prospects for Europe.'

Climate funds poised to set fundraising record this year

With $4.4 billion already raised this year, climate-focused venture capital funds are on track to surpass their $5.2 billion fundraising haul in 2023.

Identity.vc collects €15m to back LGBTQ+ founders

Co-founder Til Klein describes Identity.vc as 'Europe’s first venture capital fund investing in early-stage LGBTQ+ led start-ups in Europe and beyond.'

Foundation sees strong demand for 11th flagship

At least five public pension funds have committed a combined $148m to Fund XI, which has nearly reached its fundraising target of $600m.