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Illinois Municipal commits $20 mln to healthcare investor Versant Ventures

Data spotlight: In spite of Brexit, UK's Deliveroo leads all European deals in August

Fund performance: IVP leads mid-decade venture portfolio for San Francisco Employees'

U.S. venture funding expands reach beyond traditional centers

Trump vs. Clinton: Who’s best for entrepreneurs?

Both candidates plan to upend carried interest, but Clinton’s tech agenda gives her an edge

Anthemis segues from adviser to fundraiser

As fintech evolves into its second iteration, one of the first advisers in the sector has consolidated some early moves into a dedicated fund

Women.VC: Female VCs match or exceed industry-average returns

The San Francisco nonprofit organization found the overall performance of the women and their portfolios combined is a 3.78x, calculated before fees

Applied analytics pioneer Georgian Partners focus on applied analytics

Georgian Partners has secured US$375 million ($485 million) for its third growth equity fund, winning limited partners over to an investment strategy that adds to the firm’s pioneering focus on applied analytics. The Toronto-based firm announced the close of Georgian Partners Growth Fund III this week. It finished with more than twice the committed capital of its predecessor, which raised $200 million in April 2015. Georgian’s Fund III is one of Canada’s largest private tech partnerships on record, according to Thomson Reuters.

Venture’s summer slowdown is worst in seven years

A total of 715 deals were completed in June, July and August, through Aug. 22, compared with 689 in 2009, according to preliminary MoneyTree data

Funds in registration: For smaller funds seeking capital, LPs waiting to see what the fall might bring

VCJ found 77 funds ranging from seed-stage to growth and opportunity vehicles that are aiming to raise more than $8.7 billion in total commitments