Fundraising

8VC raises $640 mln second fund: report

8VC has raised a $640 million second core fund, Axios reported.

Venrock raises $400 mln for healthcare fund

New York-based Venrock has raised $400 million for Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners III, the firm's public and cross-over biotech fund. Venrock raised $200 million for the prior fund in 2014 and $450 million for its eighth main fund in 2016. The cross-over fund is led by Bong Koh and Nimish Shah, according to a regulatory filing.

PSERS to offer fund stakes on secondary market as it shrinks PE portfolio

MKB raises $50 mln to back clean energy, smart cities, transport

Canadian private investment firm MacKinnon, Bennett & Co (MKB) has closed MKB Partners Fund LP at over $50 million in committed capital. MKB said the fund exceeded its target due to commitments from Bennett Church Hill Capital, a co-founder of MKB, BDC Capital, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, McConnell Foundation and the firm, as well as a group of family offices, foundations and accredited investors. The fund will invest growth capital in companies in the clean energy, smart city and transportation sectors. It has already deployed about $20 million to four companies, including Miovision Technologies Inc, which raised $30 million in an MKB-led round in 2015.

Israel's Copia: bridging agtech innovation and global markets

Samsara BioCapital raises $310 mln for venture-capital fund

Samsara BioCapital has raised $310 million for a venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Data Collective to raise $250 mln biotech fund

Data Collective is raising a $250 million biotech fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

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Fort Ross Ventures raises $200 mln venture fund: Reuters

The venture capital firm aiming to bring more U.S. startups to Russia has raised a $200 million fund, hoping to use the fresh pool of money to help Silicon Valley companies deliver their services to Russia’s biggest corporations and its millions of consumers.