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Women-led Vesey Ventures closes on $78m for maiden fund

Vesey Ventures, a new women-led firm focused on early-stage fintech deals, has closed its debut fund at $78 million.

Autotech Ventures revs up its biggest vehicle

The $232m fund will invest in seed through Series C mobility-related start-ups.

Climate funds are a silver lining in black cloud of fundraising

If a silver lining is to be found in the dark cloud of Q1 fundraising, it may be in the success of venture funds focused on investments to combat climate change.

Define Ventures finds great timing for new digital health funds

Define Ventures, which invests in digital health start-ups, has raised a combined $460m across a third flagship fund and and opportunities fund.

Edtech-focused Reach Capital gathers $215m for fourth fund

Reach Capital, which specializes in the education technology sector, has raised $215 million for its fourth core fund, according to an announcement on its website.

A16Z alum's Overwater Ventures joins small club of women-led funds

The fund's investors include institutional family offices, experienced founders and investors.

Friday Letter: The venture debt opportunity in the UK and Europe

Investors are finding more opportunities to play in the venture debt space, which lenders say is especially attractive following the failure of Silicon Valley Bank.

Gates-backed MetaVC Partners raises $62m for debut fund

Limited partners in the fund include Gates Frontier, Corning Inc and JSR Corporation.

Eclipse Ventures collects $1.23bn across two funds

Eclipse Ventures, which invests in 'companies that transform physical industries critical to people’s lives,' announced it has raised a total of $1.23bn across two new funds.

In brief: Bitget launches $100m fund to support Web3 in Asia

Bitget has raised $100 million for its venture capital fund focused on backing crypto projects mostly in Asia.