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New Mexico re-ups $40m with Carlyle(2)The $12.4bn retirement system has a 5% target allocation to private equity and $170m for the asset class in 2013.
- Kensho nabs $10 mln in seed funds
Kensho said Wednesday that it has raised $10 million in seed funding. Investors included General Catalyst, NEA, Accel Partners, Google Ventures and Devonshire Investors.. Kensho is a provider of cloud-based computer solutions that answer financial and market research questions.
Fund performance: NEA, Menlo funds show improvement in WSIB portfolioDistributions rise modestly overall with Austin Ventures posting a nice gain
- Andreessen Horowitz raising $1.5 bil for fund IV -- Fortune
Andreessen Horowitz is raising a fourth fund with a target of $1.5 billion, Fortune reported http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2014/01/17/andreessen-horowitz-raising-1-5-billion-for-new-fund/ The firm closed on 1.5 billion for its third fund in January 2012.
- VC-backed EverFi opens Washington, D.C. headquarters
EverFi has opened its new headquarters in Washington, D.C. The firm is also opening new offices in Chicago and Boston. An education technology company, EverFi is backed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, Rethink Education, New Enterprise Associates and Tomorrow Ventures, the investment arm of Google Chairman investment Eric Schmidt.
- CIT GAP Funds backs PerformYard
The Center for Innovative Technology's CIT GAP Funds has made an undisclosed investment in PerformYard. Based in Arlington, Virginia, PerformYard is a provider of human resources solutions.
- Semiconductor developer SuVolta nabs $10.6 mln
SuVolta said Tuesday that it has raised $10.6 million in funding. The investors included Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, August Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Northgate Capital and DAG Ventures. Based in Silicon Valley, SuVolta is a semiconductor company.
- Northern Trust expands alternatives group
Northern Trust has expanded its alternatives group with two appointments focused on investment opportunities in venture capital and secondary markets for private equity. James R. 'Trey' Hart III joined Northern Trust from Greenspring Associates and Adam R. Freda was previously at Wind Point Partners.
- Ivantis rallies $46.5 mln in Series B financing
Ivantis said Monday that it has raised an additional $14 million in Series B funding, bringing the total to $46.5 million. The investors in the round included Ascension Ventures, Vertex Ventures, GBS Ventures, EDBI, MemorialCare Innovation Fund, NEA and Delphi Ventures. According to Ivantis, the capital infusion will be used to support the company's ongoing clinical trials. Based in Irvine, Calif., Ivantis is a developer of solutions for glaucoma.
Big pension PE portfolios have room to growThe rally in the U.S. equities market last year means that the largest U.S. public pension funds have room to grow their private equity portfolios, according to an analysis by Buyouts.