Mark Boslet

Small fund approach brings results to NY pension: VCJ

Money manager sees strong gains with IVP, Aisling, JP Morgan funds.

2 min read · 29 October 2014

Fund performance: Large funds score better in turn-of-the-century venture portfolio

CalSTRS sees gains from NEA, but a decline from ARCH

2 min read · 29 October 2014

Venture in Big Apple gains while Silicon Valley and Massachusetts stall

Q3 investing in the United States fell 27 percent. But activity levels depended a great deal on where you sat.

2 min read · 28 October 2014

Corporate VCs don’t slow investing as much as venture firms

Corporate investors put $962 million to work in Q3, a small drop off from the $1.1 billion in previous quarter

2 min read · 25 October 2014

Middle East Venture Partners raises Lebanese VC fund of more than $50 mln

Middle East Venture Partners said it raised its IMPACT Fund with commitments of more than $50 million. It described the fund in a press release as the largest venture capital fund in Lebanon and the first fund to comply with Banque du Liban’s Intermediate Circular 331. The Fund is co‐sponsored by BLOM Invest Bank and MedSecurities Investment, and has received first close commitments from Lebanese banks including BLOM Invest Bank, BankMed, Bank Audi, Fransabank, Credit Libanais Investment Bank and Al‐Mawarid Bank. The Middle East Venture Partners expects several additional banks to join the second closing, including Banque Libano‐Francaise, Bank of Beirut, BBAC, LGB Bank and First National Bank, BML.

5 min read · 24 October 2014

VC confidence index falls for first time in two years

In Q3, the Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index declined for the first time in two years, with caution over high valuations and an overheated market on the rise.

2 min read · 23 October 2014

Fountain raises $4 mln from Shasta, First Round

Fountain said it raised $4 million of Series A financing in a round led by Shasta Ventures and joined by First Round Capital. The two firms had backed Fountain founder Aaron Patzer at his previous company, Mint.com. Fountain, an app that connects homeowners to experts on home and garden projects, will open its beta trial to a few thousand users on October 25.

1 min read · 23 October 2014