Private Equity
Venice, California-based Fifth Wall Ventures, which in May raised $212 million to invest in real estate technology, announced it has added Landon Tucker as its first entrepreneur-in-residence. Previously, Tucker was a senior analyst at Trian Fund Management, the firm said in a Medium blog post.
1 min read · 07 June 2017
2 min read · 06 June 2017
Causeway Media Partners has raised $207.3 million for a second venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 06 June 2017
Canadian life sciences venture capital firm Lumira Capital said that a portion of the profit share from its latest fund, Lumira Capital IV, will be donated to up to fifteen healthcare foundations in Canada. The donation will support foundations' research, translational medicine and healthcare access missions. Additionally, affiliated foundation institutions will gain access to Lumira's team and networks to accelerate their strategies. Lumira said the initiative was welcomed by fund investors, including BDC, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Fondaction CSN, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Iljin, Kensington Capital Partners, Northleaf Capital Partners and Teralys Capital.
4 min read · 06 June 2017
3 min read · 06 June 2017
Kaszek Ventures has closed a $200 million third fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm has offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and São Paulo, Brazil, and is led by Hernan Kazah and Nicolas Szekasy. It invests in technology companies with a focus on Latin America, according to its website. A second fund raised $135 million, according to data from Thomson Reuters. The third fund raised commitments from 87 investors, according to the filing.
1 min read · 02 June 2017
Sequoia Capital said it has raised more than $4 billion for venture and growth funds in the United States, China, India and elsewhere in the world, according to filings with the SEC.
1 min read · 02 June 2017
Altimeter Capital is seeking to raise $200 million for its third growth equity fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Boston and Menlo Park, California, Altimeter invests in the travel and tech sectors.
1 min read · 02 June 2017
Boston-based OpenView Venture Partners, an expansion-stage investor which has backed Mashery and ExactTarget, among others, has filed to raise $250 million for Fund V, according to a regulatory filing. The fund is the same size as Fund IV, which was raised in 2014, according to data from Thomson Reuters.
1 min read · 02 June 2017
London-based Draper Espirit, a venture firm focused on digital tech companies in Europe, has raised about 160 million pounds in funding. The firm's investors include Invesco Perpetual, Hargreave Hale, Woodford Investment Management, Baillie Gifford and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. According to the firm, the capital infusion will be used to expand its portfolio companies globally.
4 min read · 02 June 2017
