Playground Global

The deep tech investor, which now has four general partners, launched fundraising in December for its fourth flagship fund, which has a target of $350m.

Kim joined Playground as a venture fellow in 2019 while completing his doctorate in bioengineering at Stanford University

Similar to Fund II, Fund III will focus on seed and Series A with initial investments ranging from $1 million to $20 million.

In their new roles, Chang will focus on supporting the firm’s life sciences portfolio and Gagen will manage marketing for Playground.

Universal Hydrogen, a provider of hydrogen-powered commercial flight solutions, has raised $20.5 million in Series A financing.

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Strand Therapeutics Inc., a developer of gene therapies powered by synthetic biology, has raised $6 million in seed funding. Playground Global led the round.

Owl Labs, a video conferencing company, has raised $15 million in Series B funding. Spark Capital led the round with participation from return backers Matrix Partners and Playground Global.

RapidSOS, a provider of an advanced emergency tech platform, has secured $30 million in Series B funding. Playground Global led the round with participation from Highland Capital Partners, M12, Two Sigma Ventures, Forte Ventures, The Westly Group and CSAA IG.

New Mexico State Investment Council is one of the limited partners in Crossover Fund 9, the latest of the firm's funds designed to support companies from early-stage private fundings to public equity offerings.

The sovereign wealth fund committed to new funds managed by 8VC, DCVC, J2 Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lowercarbon Capital, Menlo Ventures and TCG Crossover Management.

New Mexico State Investment Council approves commitments to a slew of private equity funds

The $60bn fund and Roadrunner Venture Studios are pairing up with America’s Frontier Fund, Crosslink Capital, Khosla Ventures and others to build a robust VC ecosystem rooted in New Mexico.

A 'solitary, multi-dimensional resource, handling the work of a team' is one of VCJ's latest 40 Rising Stars under the age of 40.

Tiger Global, which has roared through the fundraising market for the past 10 years, was only able to muster a meow with its latest fund.

New Mexico State Investment Council CIO Robert 'Vince' Smith says the sovereign wealth fund is gaining access to top-tier venture funds in part because other LPs are overallocated.

The Palo Alto-based firm lives up to its name as it raises third fund from LP base including institutions from around the world.