Venture fundraising in Europe took off in the second quarter, primarily due to a new Index Ventures growth fund. Investing ticked up, too, but not at the same pace.
1 min read · 27 July 2015
Bill Taranto has revved up Merck’s venture program, expanding it to growth equity. He now looks to go abroad and earlier.
5 min read · 26 July 2015
Index Ventures has raised $66.5 million toward a new life sciences fund, according to an SEC filing. The new fund, Index Ventures Life VII, raised the capital in Euros from a single investor.
1 min read · 23 July 2015
Y Combinator has made its mark as an ambitious, large-class accelerator with kick-off funding for startups. Now it has vowed to make use of its pro-rata rights to fund companies in follow-on rounds that have post-money valuations of $250 million or less, according to a blog post from President Sam Altman.
1 min read · 23 July 2015
Remedy Partners said it has raised $50 million of Series B backing from Bain Capital Ventures. The capital is the initial close of a round that will target between $70 million and $80 million. As part of the deal, Bain Managing Director Mike Krupka will join the board.
4 min read · 23 July 2015
Mega deals play big role again this year
2 min read · 23 July 2015
Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Ventures answers questions directly from readers in Ask an LP.
4 min read · 22 July 2015
Funds from MPM, Canaan, Polaris and Battery rank as top holdings in Hawaii ERS portfolio.
2 min read · 21 July 2015
1 min read · 20 July 2015
Growth equity returns trail venture performance in Hawaiian portfolio
1 min read · 20 July 2015
