Private Equity

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Managers

Faith drives college student to launch impact firm

Ben Finlay, who is in his last semester at Princeton University studying religion, recently founded Plesion Capital to make impact investments in Africa. It is targeting $10m for its debut fund.

3 min read · 09 January 2023

Getting personal with Dana Settle

The co-founder and managing partner of Greycroft answers 10 personal questions.

2 min read · 04 January 2023

Investors

How to get a check from Amazon’s new fund of funds

Amazon Catalytic Capital, the e-commerce giant’s new $150m fund of funds, has already backed four funds. Here’s what it’s looking for.

4 min read · 19 December 2022

Managers

Former Salesforce exec says now is the right time to be in start-ups

Super{set}, which is raising its second fund, has poached an executive away from Salesforce to bolster its start-up studio. Jon Suarez-Davis, formerly senior vice-president of marketing strategy and innovation at Salesforce, has joined the San Francisco firm as chief commercial officer.

3 min read · 07 December 2022

Managers

Invesco anchors Fiat Ventures' debut fund for fintechs focused on underserved populations

The diverse manager, which draws on consulting experience from its sister company Fiat Growth, set out to raise $15m but ended up closing on $25m.

3 min read · 16 November 2022

News & Analysis

Blackbird soars to new heights down under

Blackbird raised A$1bn for its fifth flagship fund from 270 investors, including Aware Super, HESTA, Hostplus, The Future Fund and Elevate NZ Venture Fund.

3 min read · 14 November 2022

Managers

Getting personal with Adam Draper

Boost VC's founder, a fourth-generation venture capitalist, invests at the pre-seed stage in things that may one day bring his love of Iron Man to reality.

3 min read · 03 November 2022

News & Analysis

Female founders prove resilient as they seek equal share of VC dollars

A new report on women in VC shows that female-founded companies are weathering current market conditions at least slightly better than their male-founded counterparts..

4 min read · 03 November 2022

Managers

New mentorship service for female founders quickly gains traction

Female Founder Collective and Webex have launched a service to mentor female founders on everything from raising capital to NFTs.

4 min read · 19 October 2022

News & Analysis

Venturerock launches VIC to capitalize on rapidly growing sports tech market

The firm has launched a venture investment company to create a collaborative ecosystem around sports technology.

3 min read · 06 October 2022

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