The Bronfman family's Claridge Inc and the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec have jointly launched a new firm to invest in Israel's civil technology and innovation sectors. The firm, which is called Claridge CDPQ Israel, will operate from headquarters in Tel Aviv and will seek out opportunities to invest in high-growth companies. Claridge CDPQ Israel will be led by Oded Tal. Tal was previously a managing director at Israeli investment banking firm Leumi Partners and, before then, was Claridge's CIO at its office in Montréal.
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Ellen Pao vs Kleiner Perkins case coming to court in February; and Jafco takes over Icon name
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A surge of late year fundraising drove the venture industry to another post dot-com bubble record: about $33 billion was raised by U.S.-based VCs for new funds in 2014, the most since 2001.
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Carmel Ventures raised less than one-tenth of its $194 million fund from inside Israel
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Last week, Formation 8 announced it raised $500 million for its second fund. This profile of the San Francisco-based venture, which already has a monster exit with Oculus VR, previously ran in the July 2014 issue of VCJ.
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Next World Capital adds to staff again; Balderton eyes more French tech deals; and Upfront adds partner
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