Private Equity
Five years ago, Paris-based IT and digital investor Partech Ventures began a radical restructure, the fruits of which are now ripening with four new funds spanning the breadth of the venture ecosystem
3 min read · 19 July 2016
The government of Luxembourg has launched a seed fund that will back digital tech startups. The fundraising target was not specified. Expon Capital is managing the fund.
2 min read · 18 July 2016
500 Startups has raised over $8 million for its targeted $15 million TukTuks fund, according to an SEC filing. The fund will focus on promising startups in Thailand.
1 min read · 18 July 2016
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and ATB Financial have agreed to provide $1 billion to finance Alberta-based small and mid-sized companies. The federal and provincial financial institutions will each contribute $500 million in new loans under the program. BDC and ATB said the partnership shows their commitment to "to stand by Alberta businesses in good times and difficult times."
4 min read · 15 July 2016
EES Ventures is seeking to raise over $4 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. The Houston-based venture firm focuses on seed and early-stage companies that "impact energy, efficiency, and sustainability."
1 min read · 15 July 2016
Global firm has raised $770 million in last 18 months
3 min read · 14 July 2016
Early-stage investor DCM Ventures raised $500 million in commitments for its eighth flagship fund. The oversubscribed fund is about 43 percent larger than DCM's seventh fund, which closed three years ago on $350 million. In addition to Fund VIII, DCM Ventures early last year raised $170 million for its Turbo Fund, which makes growth-stage investments, and $100 million for its second A-Fund, which focuses on seed-stage deals across mobile and emerging platforms.
1 min read · 14 July 2016
Detroit-based Fontinalis Partners, which invests in transportation technologies, already has nearly two dozen companies in its portfolio
2 min read · 14 July 2016
Georgian Partners has raised over US$165 million for its third international growth fund, according to an SEC filing. The Toronto-based growth equity firm is targeting over US$182 million for the pool. Georgian Partners, which is focused on investments in applied analytics, raised $200 million in the close of Georgian Partners Growth Fund II in April 2015.
1 min read · 13 July 2016
8VC, a firm with Joe Lonsdale as a founding partner, has set out to raise a $400 million co-invest fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 13 July 2016
