Private Equity
Venture funds from DCM, Darwin Ventures and the Column Group showed handsome gains through early last year in the University of California portfolio.
1 min read · 07 March 2016
Hearing-focused startups are bridging the gap of consumer electronics and healthcare, as hearing ailments become increasingly prevalent among younger people
5 min read · 03 March 2016
Toronto-based investment firm Kensington Capital Partners has exceeded the target it set for Kensington Venture Fund (KVF) in the fund of funds’ final close. KVF, the second fund closed in partnership with Ottawa’s Venture Capital Action Plan, raised $306 million, with most recent commitments coming from a mix of family offices, individual investors, private foundations and wealth managers.
3 min read · 03 March 2016
Toronto-based venture FoF also invests in Vanedge II
4 min read · 03 March 2016
Brand Foundry opens satellite office in Texas capital as it targets $40 million for second fund
3 min read · 01 March 2016
Late- and multi-stage bets have proven themselves in a late decade venture portfolio at the North Carolina Retirement System.
2 min read · 01 March 2016
Corporate venture set a 15-year record last year and shows few signs of slowing. The pace of innovation makes this cycle different
4 min read · 29 February 2016
The current cycle of corporate venturing is showing a rise in groups with more independence, who more readily joining follow-on rounds
4 min read · 29 February 2016
After some turbulence on the ground, Dallas-based, early-stage firm says it is moving forward
3 min read · 25 February 2016
Fundraising is off to a great start in 2016 despite a weak loonie, and venture funds south of the Canadian border shared in the excitement
3 min read · 24 February 2016
