Wellcome Trust is not letting the covid-19 pandemic put a chill on its investing. The $33 billion foundation today re-upped with a healthcare venture capital fund, and it is well-positioned for future investments, says p rincipal Geoffrey Love.
2 min read · 07 April 2020
Hong Kong-based IDG Capital is in the market with its sixth fund, which aims to raise $688 million, or about $100 million more than its predecessor.
1 min read · 31 March 2020
The co-founder of Color Genomics has raised $300 million from 16 investors, according to a regulatory filing.
1 min read · 30 March 2020
VC funds well into the fundraising process should be able to hold first or final closes, but most new efforts will be put on hold, says Kelly DePonte of Probitas Partners.
3 min read · 19 March 2020
Venture funds should sell for about 60 percent of their net asset value today versus about 78 percent of NAV in December, according to a poll by Setter Capital.
2 min read · 19 March 2020
The founder of 500 Startups plans to raise a fund of more than $100m to buy GP and LP stakes in micro VC funds.
5 min read · 17 March 2020
David Frankel, one of three managing partners at seed investor Founder Collective, shared the news with his nearly 20,000 Twitter followers.
3 min read · 15 March 2020
Europe’s venture and startup ecosystem has made tremendous strides in the past decade, and a record amount of investment has produced a bevy of billion-dollar companies. When will institutional investors buy in?
10 min read · 01 March 2020
San Francisco venture firm closed on $77.5 million for its sophomore fund, beating its target.
1 min read · 20 February 2020
Rap mogul Jay-Z and two partners appear to have held a final close on $85 million for their first venture fund, Marcy Venture Partners Fund.
2 min read · 20 February 2020
