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Voice-tech entrants try to be heard above the cacophony

Introducing new VCJ reporter Kaitlyn Bartley

Valor Equity Partners targets $750 mln for Fund IV

Fund performance: Longitude, Canaan, IVP lead strong mid-life venture portfolio for Los Angeles LP

Funds in registration: NEA and a bunch of other investors seeking more than $8 bln

Real Matters joins IPO parade, looks to raise up to $132 mln

Real Matters, a real estate technology platform, has priced its recently filed initial public offering in Canada. The Toronto company, backed by a mix of private and public investors, expects to raise as much as $132 million from a sale of common shares at $12 to $13 per unit, according to the updated prospectus. Earlier this week, Bloomberg said Real Matters is seeking a $1.1 billion valuation with the issue. That’s well up from the $653 million value reported for the business a year ago.

Is SaaS the next tech bubble?

The bull case for SaaS

Fund performance: Longitude, DCM, Bay top mid-decade venture portfolio

VC Nichols catches Code Fever -- and Miami entrepreneurs benefit