Fundraising

Presidio View collects $2.6 mln for cannabis investments

Presidio View Capital Partners, a venture firm that invests in the cannabis industry, has raised $2.6 million for its inaugural fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $15 million, according to Michael Clifton, co-founder of Presidio View Capital. The hard cap on Fund I is $25 million, the Form D said.

Female Founders Fund wraps up sophomore fund at $27 mln

Female Founders Fund has closed its second fund at $27 million. The fund will focus on female-founded tech companies in the enterprise and consumer tech sectors.

Health-care veterans form venture-capital firm Town Hall Ventures

A trio of health-care veterans has teamed up to form Town Hall Ventures, a venture capital firm targeting health-care technology and service companies catering to vulnerable populations.

Foundry Group to raise $750 mln Foundry Group Next 2018

The Foundry Group has set out to raise a $750 million Foundry Group Next 2018 fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Proof fund raises $18.6 mln toward target

Reston, Virginia-based Proof has raised more than $18.6 million toward a targeted $100 million fund, according to a regulatory filing. The filing reports the commitments to date have come from 44 investors. The fund, co-founded by John Backus, John Burke and Thanasis Delistathis, teams up with early-stage firms to support their pro-rata investments in subsequent rounds of their portfolio companies. Investments include Beyond Meat, Casper and Signifyd, among others.

OMERS Ventures to open London, Singapore offices

OMERS Ventures said it plans to expand its footprint beyond the North American market by opening offices in London and Singapore. The firm is currently looking to identify a team based in London to gain access to emerging technology investment opportunities in Europe, including in the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Once that team is built out, it will create an Asia-focused team based in Singapore. OMERS Ventures, the $800-million venture capital investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, earlier this year said it is also looking to open an office in Silicon Valley.

Charge Ventures aims for $10 mln for second venture fund

Charge Ventures is raising a second venture fund targeted at $10 million, according to a regulatory filing. The New York-based firm is led by Christos Habachy and Brett Martin and makes seed and early-stage investments. The filing lists no investors.

Expanding Capital targeting $40 mln for venture fund

Expanding Capital is raising a venture fund targeted at $40 million, according to a regulatory filing. The San Francisco-based firm is led by Leonardo Salgado, Daniel Kafie and Christian Telles. The filing lists no investors.

Edison Partners targets $300 mln for ninth fund

Princeton, New Jersey-based Edison Partners is seeking to raise $300 million for its ninth fund, according to an SEC filing. In July 2016, the growth equity firm closed its eighth fund at $275 million.

Golden Ventures raises $57.5 mln for third seed fund

Canadian venture capital firm Golden Ventures has raised $57.5 million in committed capital for its third seed-stage fund, according to a blog post. Golden Ventures III, the firm’s largest fund to date, was backed by a range of new and returning limited partners. They include: Cendana Capital, Foundry Group Next, HarbourVest Partners, Kensington Capital Partners, Northleaf Capital Partners, Teralys Capital and Venture Investment Associates. It will invest in 20 to 25 early-stage technology companies in Canada and the United States. With Fund III’s close, Golden said it promoted Jamie Rosenblatt to principal and hired Marianne Bulger to head the firm’s people and platform team.