Private Equity
Over the last 10 years, the fintech venture platform has amassed $670m in AUMs and backed over 100 start-ups via the firm’s balance sheet and traditional VC vehicles.
3 min read · 12 January 2021
One of the world's leading mutual funds has taken advantage of its Silicon Valley location to become a meaningful VC player. Over the last five years, the firm invested nearly $1bn in late-stage and mid-stage venture capital deals.
4 min read · 24 December 2020
As some venture capital firms and individual VCs dip their toes into the SPAC-sponsorship waters, LPs are figuring out how to deal with potential conflicts and benefits. Some attorneys have advice, too.
9 min read · 22 December 2020
The growth-equity and late-stage heavy portfolio of the $116bn LP cratered at the beginning of the pandemic, but it largely made up lost ground and then some by mid-year, with Sequoia Capital's recovery standing out.
3 min read · 24 November 2020
Out of the dozens VC funds in California's LP portfolio, most advanced amid the pandemic and during the fiscal year ending June 30.
3 min read · 16 November 2020
The well-known VC and blogger discusses the reasons public markets may be willing to pay more for high-growth companies and how this impacts early-stage cloud start-ups.
4 min read · 10 November 2020
Apurva Mehta and Patrick O'Connor built a top-performing emerging manager VC portfolio while they were co-CIOs of a hospital endowment in Texas. Two years ago, they converted those partnerships into an FoF.
3 min read · 04 November 2020
Biotech VCs have played a crucial role in developing medicines for the disorder before selling them to big pharma, and they've realized exceptional returns while making a difference in patients' lives.
4 min read · 03 November 2020
In the covid-19 era, investors say virtual board meetings provide flexibility and are more efficient. But board members say they long for the in-person interactions.
4 min read · 20 October 2020
A fully realized business model may not exist for another decade, but interest in quantum computing is soaring. Pegasus, Morpheus and Redpoint, among others, are planning for the long game.
6 min read · 14 October 2020