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Investors

LAFPP surpasses its 2018 venture commitment total with latest re-up

The pension invested $10m into Summit Partners' latest vehicle in June, bringing its year-to-date commitments to the asset class to $77.5m.

2 min read · 13 July 2020

SFERS pours money into VC despite unbalanced private equity portfolio

The pension made a $50m commitment to IVP despite saying that the strategy is overweight after a large buyout sale that closed last year.

2 min read · 10 July 2020

Managers

Venture capital realizes that its race problem extends beyond each firm

As firms pledge their support to the Black community and launch diversity intiatives, there is also acknowledgement that the industry is not a meritocracy.

8 min read · 09 July 2020

Deals

Funding in Africa doubles in 2019 as momentum soars

The region saw $1.4bn invested overall last year, thanks to a perfect storm of more global VCs coming in, maturing of local markets and even CVCs.

3 min read · 08 July 2020

Featured

Why are sovereign wealth funds in love with venture?

Sovereign wealth funds have boosted their investment in VC deals by more than 19x over the past 10 years.

3 min read · 07 July 2020

Investors

Florida SBA pumps up its ballooning venture portfolio

The organization's venture portfolio is currently 23 percent of the overall private equity bucket, more than double its target of 10 percent.

3 min read · 06 July 2020

Investors

GPs and LPs face down new fund structure challenges

Capital on both sides of the table could be in trouble as funds have swelled in size and come back to market faster than ever before. Here’s how GPs and LPs are traversing fund schedules and capital calls.

7 min read · 01 July 2020

Managers

500 Startups makes ESG top of mind going forward

Founder Christine Tsai says more LPs ask about ESG and the issue could have the potential to make or break a commitment in the future.

3 min read · 30 June 2020

Investors

New Mexico SIC doubles its 2020 commitments, backing Menlo Ventures' 15th flagship fund

The sovereign wealth fund committed $30m to the fund bringing its total venture commitments in 2020 up to $45m across three vehicles.

2 min read · 29 June 2020

Deals

Fintech saw a drop in deals and funding in Q1 but not for everyone

While fintech saw the lowest funding total in three years, many investors focused on the sector saw strong dealflow and accelerated trends.

5 min read · 26 June 2020

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