Fundraising

Kline Hill, specialist in small secondaries, closes Fund II on hard cap

March Dashboard: IPOs pick up as M&A, fundraising drop

Caerus Ventures to raise $100 mln second hardware fund

Caerus Ventures has set out to raise a $100 million second venture capital hardware fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Muse Capital in Los Angeles seeks $20 mln

Sherman Oaks, California-based Muse Capital is seeking to raise $20 million for its early-stage fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm is led by Founding Partners Assia Grazioli-Venier and Rachel Springate. Investments include LeafLink, which provides a commerce platform for the cannabis industry, and BeautyCon, which operates a beauty and fashion website.

New York commits more than $1 bln, eyes debt and credit funds

Well-crafted term sheets keep investors and token issuers' incentives aligned

Sequoia Capital Israel GP Raanan forms Cyberstarts VC, raises $54 mln

Sequoia Capital Israel General Partner Gili Raanan has formed a new venture firm, Cyberstarts VC, and raised $54 million for a maiden venture fund, according to a news report from Reuters and a filing with the SEC.

Fondaction CSN commits capital to AmorChem Fund II

AmorChem Group said Fondaction CSN, a Québec private equity and venture capital firm, has committed an undisclosed amount to the firm's second seed-stage biotechnology fund. AmorChem II Fund LP last year raised an initial $44.2 million from several investors, including the Québec government, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Merck. Montréal-based AmorChem commercializes life sciences projects originating from Québec universities and research centres. In March, it backed the $2.6 million financing of biotechnology startup SemaThera Inc.

NVCA takes aim at controversial foreign investment review act

Swell Capital targets $10 mln for venture fund

New York-based Swell Capital is raising a venture fund targeted at $10 million, according to a regulatory filing. The firm is led by Rusty Ralston and Jay Patil, according to its website. The filing lists no investors.