Fundraising

Superbloom Capital aims to be the Y Combinator of the cryptocurrency world

Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors merges with Israel’s Marker LLC

Innovation Endeavors said it merged with Israel’s Marker LLC, and in a blog post noted that the combined entity would retain the Innovation Endeavors name.

StageOne Ventures targets $110 mln for third fund

StageOne Ventures is seeking to raise $110 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. The Israeli venture firm backs B2B software and next generation IT infrastructure companies.

Point Nine Capital: branching out from Berlin

Israel’s Vintage closes oversubscribed fourth secondary fund on $215 mln

Vintage Investment Partners, the Herzliya Pituach, Israel-based venture firm, closed its 10th fund on $215 million, 23 percent above its $175 million target. Vintage X, which is VIP’s fourth secondary fund, will buy LP positions in Israeli and European venture and growth-equity funds as well as U.S. venture funds.

March Capital targets $150 mln for two separate funds

March Capital Partners is seeking to raise $150 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Also, the Santa Monica, California-based tech-focused venture firm is targeting the same amount for its second opportunity fund, as per a separate SEC filing.

Silicon Valley Data Capital raises $38.3 mln toward venture fund

Silicon Valley Data Capital said it has raised $38.3 million toward a venture capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Fund performance: Spark, Insight, Battery top decade-old portfolio at Washington State

Rare's The Meloy Fund collects $10 mln for fund

The Meloy Fund, a subsidiary of conservation organization Rare, has raised $10 million in its first close. The target is $20 million. The fund will focus on helping coastal fishers transition to more sustainable practices. The find's final close is expected to be in September 2017 with Global Environmental Facility as anchor investor providing $6 million to the pool. The fund's other investors include Lukas Walton Fund of the Walton Family Foundation as well as family offices, investment managers and foundations.

NextView Ventures rakes in $50 mln for third fund

NextView Ventures has raised $50 million for its third fund, according to an SEC filing. The Boston-based venture firm specializes in making seed investments in a number of sectors that include B2B, health, food and beverage, media and entertainment, ecommerce and. fintech.