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Secondary market fundraising slows in the second quarter

Secondary market fundraising slowed in the second quarter with just five funds raising $4 billion, according to Preqin.

Trident Capital Cybersecurity names Ken Gonzalez managing director

Trident Capital Cybersecurity has named Ken Gonzalez as a managing director. His investment focus will include Internet of things security, next generation identity platforms, behavioral data analytics, privacy, payments security and fraud prevention.

AngelList places employee on paid leave of absence over misconduct claim

AngelList employee Lee Jacobs was put on an indefinite paid leave of absence as an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct takes place, TechCrunch reports.

Evolution Equity Partners raises $125 mln venture capital fund

Evolution Equity Partners said it raised $125 million for a venture capital fund to invest in cybersecurity and enterprise software and services in North America, Europe and Israel, according to a press release.

Iron Pillar to raise a $150 mln venture capital fund

Iron Pillar has set out to raise a $150 million venture capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Warren Weiss' WestWave Capital to raise $35 mln

WestWave Capital has set out to raise $35 million for a maiden venture fund. The firm is being run by Warren "Bunny" Weiss, presently a general partner at Foundation Capital.

Canal Partners sells interest in WebPT to Battery Ventures for 16x return

Early stage venture firm Canal Partners said it sold its interest in WebPT to Battery Ventures. The Scottsdale, AZ, firm said it yielded a 16x return from the sale.

Ignition forces resignation of Frank Artale after misconduct complaint

Ignition Partners said it forced the resignation of Frank Artale after receiving a complaint of misconduct.

Curve raises $10 mln of Series A funding

Curve said it raised $10 million of Series A funding in a round backed by Santander Innoventures, Investec, Connect Ventures, Speedinvest, Oxford Capital, Breega Capital and Samos Investments.

European VCs last year raise largest amount since 2007

European venture capital firms raised $7.35 billion last year, the largest amount since 2007, according to Invest Europe.