Q1 numbers show a 45% QoQ decline in funding to start-ups in Canada, but they also show only a slight decline of 7% from Q1 2019.
4 min read · 08 June 2020
Established firms had no trouble closing their large funds in Q1, while first-time fundraises were only able to grab 5% of the $20.1bn raised.
2 min read · 04 June 2020
Nearly $8bn was invested in 2019, a record year for deals in emerging markets, as Latin America and South-East Asia saw the most fundraising activity.
3 min read · 03 June 2020
The Midwestern university system has now committed nearly $360m to the venture asset class throughout 2019.
2 min read · 03 June 2020
The pension invested $32.5m into Lightspeed India Partners III and a Harpoon Ventures vehicle backed by Lightspeed.
2 min read · 01 June 2020
The pension committed more than $38.4m across three vehicles that target early stage, growth, co-investments and follow-on rounds.
2 min read · 28 May 2020
Insurtech funding was down 54% in Q1 after a record-breaking $1.98bn was invested into the sector in Q4.
3 min read · 27 May 2020
Venture funding in Latin America doubled in 2019 for the fourth straight year, showing its resiliency in the wake of political disruption in the region. Now, it hopes this spirit will push it through the current coronavirus downturn.
4 min read · 19 May 2020
Summit Partners recently launched its fifth venture product and grabbed three LP commitments over the last week.
2 min read · 18 May 2020
Recent research from Valor Ventures found that the gap may be as large as $1.8bn annually and as vast as $20bn since 2008.
3 min read · 15 May 2020
