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Zeal adds MD as it seeks sophomore fund

Zeal Capital Partners, which is raising its second fund, hires Stefanie Thomas of Impact America Fund as a managing director.

Two dozen women-led funds defy the odds

We crunched the data we’ve been collecting about women-led firms and found that they have closed on a combined $1.8bn for 24 funds so far this year.

Successful fundraiser Black Opal shares insights for other first-time funds

The health tech-focused firm, founded by Tara Bishop and Eileen Tanghal, has raised $58m from an impressive list of institutions, including Eli Lilly, Bank of America, JPMorgan Asset Management and Henry Ford Health.

Cervin Ventures appoints Oliver as principal

Oliver was previously a venture partner at Tenacity Venture Capital.

Ballistic Ventures adds two cybersecurity officials as advisers

Chris Inglis is former National Cyber Director and Kiersten Todt is former chief of staff to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Bee Partners raises largest fund to date

Bee Partners IV, which closed on $50m, has already deployed 20 percent of its capital to seven companies, including three generative AI start-ups.

F-16 pilot and HarbourVest exec soar with debut defense-tech fund

Shield Capital co-founder Philip Bilden shares how the firm raised four times more than a typical first-time fund and secured commitments from endowments, pension funds, insurance companies and other institutional investors.

VCJ 50: Extreme makeover edition

We refined our methodology to focus on capital raised for classic VC capital funds and didn’t include capital raised for growth equity.

BBG Ventures raises largest amount yet to back female founders

The women-led firm has raised $57.2m for its fourth fund, whose investors include Mizuho Americas.

Sofinnova Partners raises $200m for maiden digital medicine fund

Led by partners Edward Kliphuis and Simon Turner, Sofinnova Digital Medicine I targets enabling technologies, analytics and treatment.