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News & Analysis

New venture debt fund has perfect timing

ARI Venture Debt Opportunities Fund is in the market just as founder Zack Ellison is seeing a surge of interest from potential borrowers and investors desperate for returns in a market downturn.

4 min read · 23 November 2022

Investors

Friday Letter: Pesky pensions pare their PE plans

Fundraising will be more difficult in 2023, as big pensions such as Texas Teachers, LACERA and Sacramento County ERS say they plan to slow their PE investing pace.

4 min read · 18 November 2022

Managers

Friday Letter: Fundraising is going to get a lot tougher

Preliminary data from placement agent Probitas Partners’ annual survey of institutional investors shows a sharp decline in interest in VC funds around the globe.

3 min read · 04 November 2022

Featured

Tracing the VCJ 50

Like the creature in the 1958 science fiction movie The Blob, the VCJ 50 just keeps expanding, consuming ever larger quantities of institutional capital.

3 min read · 01 November 2022

Managers

Friday Letter: Andreessen, Battery and Sequoia to feel impact of new marketing rules

New SEC marketing rules are expected to have a big impact on fundraising efforts by buyout funds, but our research found fewer than 20 VC firms will be affected.

3 min read · 28 October 2022

Managers

19 VCs that are registered investment advisers

New research by Venture Capital Journal shows 19 venture capital firms that are registered investment advisors. See the complete list.

2 min read · 27 October 2022

News & Analysis

Why two VC firms are venturing into buyouts

An analysis of why Bessemer Venture Partners and Industry Ventures have expanded into tech buyouts.

5 min read · 12 October 2022

Deals

Why two VC firms are venturing into buyouts

An analysis of why Bessemer Venture Partners and Industry Ventures have expanded into tech buyouts.

5 min read · 07 October 2022

Deals

Valuations still high despite VCs hitting the brakes in Q3

The median pre-money valuation for an early-stage deal hit a high of $55m in the third quarter, even as deal-making declined for the third consecutive quarter.

4 min read · 06 October 2022

Managers

Industry Ventures aims to fish in ‘well-stocked pond’

Unlike traditional VC funds, Industry Ventures Direct III will only invest in companies the firm already has exposure to through its secondary and fund of funds strategies.

2 min read · 05 October 2022

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