VCJ Staff

Sinovation Ventures seeks $500m

The Chinese tech investor raised the same amount for its previous fund.

Version One leads C$3.5m seed funding of Moment Energy

Port Coquitlam, British Columbia-based Moment Energy, a creator of energy storage systems from retired electric vehicle batteries, has raised C$3.5 million in seed financing.

Draper Associates raises $230m

The early-stage firm's sixth fund to focus on tech start-ups with ESG principles.

LiveOak Venture Partners raises $210m for Texas deals

The Austin-based, early-stage venture firm said Fund III was oversubscribed.

Venture investing YTD 2021 sets new record in Canada: CVCA

Venture capital investing in Canada reflected C$3.5 billion invested across 174 financings in Q3 2021, according to a report issued this week by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

A91 in India closes second fund

The venture firm, spun out of Sequoia, raises $550m.

Safar Partners seeks $350m

The multi-stage firm invests in platform technologies in the cleantech and advanced materials, AI/IT and robotics, and life science/medical device areas.

CRV adds principal

Vivian Cheng joins CRV as its newest investor, coming over from Javelin Venture Partners.

ALEX raises $5.8m, led by White Star Capital

Financing led by White Star Capital with participation from Cultur3, GBIC, OK and Blockchain Capital.

ETS acquires majority interest in venture-backed Kira Talent

ETS has acquired a majority stake in Kira Talent, a Toronto-based holistic admissions platform solution designed for higher education.