Fundraising

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Ex-Sequoia investor Yinglan Tan raises $25 mln for Insignia

Insignia Ventures Partners has raised $25 million toward a maiden venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Fenox VC and ASUS launch $50 mln venture fund

Fenox Venture Capital and AsusTek Computer Inc have teamed up to launch a $50 million venture fund. The fund will focus on startups in the areas of artificial intelligence, internet of things, big data, cloud, AR/VR and other related technologies.

Target Global collects 100 mln euros for maiden early-stage fund

Berlin-based Target Global, a venture firm, has raised 100 million euros for its inaugural early-stage fund. Target Global Early Stage Fund I will focus on companies in Europe and Israel.

ScaleUP Ventures closes Fund I at $100 mln, plants flag in Vancouver

Canadian venture capital firm ScaleUP Ventures has closed its debut fund, raising more than $100 million in committed capital. ScaleUP Ventures Fund I, launched last year, exceeded its original target of $50 million, bringing on the BC Tech Fund, managed by Kensington Capital Partners, and several West Coast limited partners in the final close. ScaleUP also announced the opening of a Vancouver office. Vancouver-based entrepreneur Derek Spratt was hired in July as a partner and managing director to help grow the firm's deal-making in Western Canada. Fund I has already made ten of a planned 20 to 30 investments, including Crowdcare Inc.

SE Fund to raise $75 mln venture fund

SE Fund has set out to raise a $75 million venture capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Insignia Ventures Partners rakes in $25 mln for debut fund

Insignia Ventures Partners has raised $25 million for its inaugural fund, according to an SEC filing. No target was listed on the document. The Singapore-based venture firm invests in startups in Southeast Asia.

More angels top up Diagram's venture launchpad fund to $30 mln

Canadian venture launchpad Diagram, which raised $25 million for its debut fund earlier in 2017, has increased the fund's size to $30 million. The commitments were made by seven additional angel investors, including Angela Strange of Andreessen Horowitz, Dax Dasilva of Lightspeed, and Mike Cegelski of Panache Ventures. Led by Founder and CEO François Lafortune and Chairman Paul Desmarais III, Diagram seeds and supports a select number of companies in Canada's financial, insurance and healthcare technology sectors. It also announced new hires, bringing on Daniel Robichaud as a managing partner and Marc-Antoine Ross as CIO.

Fund performance: ARCH, Foundry, GGV top early decade venture portfolio at UTIMCO

Dashboard: Fundraising continues to tumble, as SoftBank's oversized WeWork investment lifts deals