Fundraising

The tranformation of venture capital forges a new role for GPs

The past decade brought unprecedented change to venture capital. Today’s GP must bring together the sometimes competing goals of specialization, diversification and capitalization

New firm Safar targets early tech from Harvard, MIT and UR

Ex-Lionsgate exec plans venture firm focused on massive gaming biz

Fundraising cools at end of summer for emerging managers

Coefficient, F2 and Cultivation lead the way in last two weeks in August.

Friday Letter: Construction is the new VC darling; NEA 17 marches along; and a VC in a unicorn shirt

A weekly letter from the VCJ editor about an assortment of what's happening in VC, along with who we're meeting and what we're hearing

Pear Ventures eyes new digs in historic Menlo Park building

Structure Capital's next fund to focus on growth investing

LACERS bets $35 mln on NEA’s latest mega-fund

NEA 17 has now raised capital from at least nine public pensions, including Nebraska, Sacramento and LA pension funds.

Survival of the biggest: firms fill gargantuan war chests

Large funds are the differentiators for late-stage general partners as established firms fill gargantuan war chests to do battle for the hottest growth companies and new era of concentration is settling in

Friday Letter: B2B is back and Moment's future-of-work thesis

A weekly letter from the VCJ editor about who we're meeting and what we're hearing on the grapevine.