Fundraising

Pear closes $4.2 mln opportunity fund

Palo Alto, California-based venture firm Pear, which last year raised $75 million for its second seed-stage fund, closed on a $4.195 million opportunity fund, according to a regulatory filing. The commitments were raised from 17 investors, the filing said.

Foundry Group adds Chris Moody as partner

The Foundry Group said it named Chris Moody as a partner, scheduled to start at the end of the summer.

Tech Council Ventures targets $75 mln for sophomore fund

Tech Council Ventures is seeking to raise $75 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Tech Council makes early-stage investments in the mid-Atlantic region

Illumina raises $189 mln toward expanded venture fund

Illumina has more than doubled the size of its venture fund and raised $189 million toward the $250 million target, according to a filing with the SEC.

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Healthy Ventures collects over $16 mln for inaugural fund

Healthy Ventures has raised over $16 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $40 million. Based in San Francisco, Healthy Ventures makes seed investments in healthcare-focused infrastructure software companies.

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Obvious Ventures raises $178.4 mln for sophomore fund

Obvious Ventures, an investor in Beyond Meat, Magic Leap, Medium and Proterra, has raised $178.4 million for its second fund, according to a regulatory filing. The investments came from 38 LPs, the filing reports. No target is listed, and it appears the firm is still in fundraising mode. The San Francisco-based firm, co-founded by Twitter co-creator Ev Williams, raised $123,456,789 for its inaugural fund in 2015.

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Zetta Venture Partners wraps up second fund at $125 mln

Zetta Venture Partners has closed its second fund at $125 million, according to an SEC filing. The San Francisco-based firm focuses on early-stage analytic software companies.