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Is the worst over?It looked like the sky was falling in the first quarter, but Q2 fundraising totals appear to show things getting back to normal. Lots of questions remain.
DOWNLOAD: H1 global venture fundraising reportIf Q2's pace continues through the rest of the year, the full-year total could come in at around $120bn, matching the 2023 total.
Hakluyt, adviser founded by MI6 agents, tops $50m for debut fundLPs include Mubadala Investment Co, tech investor Yuri Milner, Bolt Ventures, Boxfish Corp, Ferguson Capital II, Lakefield Enterprises III, NJF Capital Corp and RIT Capital Partners.
Tech company Alkira lands $100m Series CThis funding brings the company's total tally to $176 million.
Tiger loses its roarTiger Global, which has roared through the fundraising market for the past 10 years, was only able to muster a meow with its latest fund.
LPs see former Kleiner Perkins vets as MVPs, commit $300mMatter Venture Partners, a new firm started by two Kleiner Perkins vets, has closed on $300m for its debut, or $100m more than planned.
Ballistic Ventures adds two cybersecurity officials as advisersChris Inglis is former National Cyber Director and Kiersten Todt is former chief of staff to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
VCJ 50: Extreme makeover editionWe refined our methodology to focus on capital raised for classic VC capital funds and didn’t include capital raised for growth equity.
Unicorns and IPOs: $5trn waiting to be unlockedThe recent IPOs for Arm, Instacart, Klaviyo and Neumora Therapeutics have investors eager to see more unicorns follow suit and end the distribution dry spell.
- LightForce Orthodontics grabs $80m Series D
Ally Bridge Group, Transformation Capital and CareCapital led the round.