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Women-led Symphonic Capital closes debut fundThe fund raised $13.5m to make early-stage investments in founders closing access gaps across healthcare and financial services.
No relief in sight for fundraising woesFirms that successfully closed on new funds share lessons from the fundraising trail and their outlook for next year.
QuoteMachine collects $3.7m in Manresa Ventures-led seed dealBased in Montreal, QuoteMachine is a provider of retail sales software solutions.
LPs urge VCs to rightsize fund targets to match market outlookThe annual gathering of Black and Latinx entrepreneurs and investors offered practical advice for fundraising outreach to limited partners.
Tap makes LP secondaries easier with digital platformThe market for sub-$100m LP stakes is underserved by intermediaries, says Tap chief executive Jeff Leathers
Side Letter: CalPERS customises capital; LPs' liquidity platform; Blackstone's MD lossCalPERS is increasingly keen on customisation within private equity. Plus: A new platform aims to tackle a comparatively underserved segment of the LP interest market; and a Blackstone MD has left the firm. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Six bright ideas to boost diversity in VCThere is no easy fix for the industry’s lack of diversity. Here are six things GPs and LPs are doing to open their doors wider to under-represented groups.
Are VCs racist? Explaining the capital gapWith the topic of VCs and racism in the news, Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital Partners addresses the question that is being posed: How do we explain the fact that only 1% of VC capital goes to Black founders?
Insight seeks second Vision fund to back diverse-led, early-stage VCsIn June 2021, Insight Partners rolled out its first Vision Capital fund to back diverse-led emerging managers as it aims to help close the industry's diversity gap. No target is listed on Fund II.
New firm Patron to explore intersection of gaming and communityPatron's LPs include Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz and Fred Wilson at Union Square Ventures. In addition to gaming, the new firm will also look at crypto, including NFTs.