Private Equity
Summary of fund closures and other venture firm news from the last three from around the world, including Romulus Capital, Draper Esprit, Lightspeed China and many many more
10 min read · 24 June 2016
NOW Ventures announced its launch on Thursday at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit to support early-stage startups that "deliver positive social benefits alongside competitive financial returns," it said in a statement. NOW was founded by Shiza Shahid, an entrepreneur and global activist, who supported Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, and co-founded the nonprofit Malala Fund. The NOW platform was launched in partnership with the investment marketplace AngelList and will be advised by Silicon Valley Bank.
1 min read · 24 June 2016
500 Startups announced it is raising a $25 million fund to invest in startups headed by black and Latino entrepreneurs. The firm said the new fund is expected to invest in about 100 companies. As is its custom when announcing a new microfund, 500 Startups said the new vehicle will be led by founding partner Dave McClure. Also leading the new fund is Monique Woodard, a venture partner at 500 Startups and co-founder of Black Founders, a national organization that aims to increase the number of black entrepreneurs in tech.
1 min read · 23 June 2016
500 Startups announced it is raising a $25 million fund to invest in startups headed by black and Latino entrepreneurs. The firm said the new fund is expected to invest in about 100 companies. As is its custom when announcing a new microfund, 500 Startups said the new vehicle will be led by founding partner Dave McClure. Also leading the new fund is Monique Woodard, a venture partner at 500 Startups and co-founder of Black Founders, a national organization that aims to increase the number of black entrepreneurs in tech.
1 min read · 23 June 2016
Fresh off of Revolution's third growth fund, the AOL co-founder tells VCJ that policy issues will impact startups in the years to come
2 min read · 23 June 2016
DFJ Growth is seeking to raise $500 million for its latest fund, according to an SEC filing. Among the Silicon Valley's venture firm's investments are Avant, Betaworks, Box, Cylance and Coinbase.
1 min read · 22 June 2016
DFJ Growth is seeking to raise $500 million for its latest fund, according to an SEC filing. Among the Silicon Valley's venture firm's investments are Avant, Betaworks, Box, Cylance and Coinbase.
1 min read · 22 June 2016
Dupont and Bayer AG have teamed up to invest in a new fund that will back agricultural technology startups, becoming the latest companies to pile into the multibillion-dollar industry as farm profits shrink, Reuters reported.
3 min read · 22 June 2016
Dupont and Bayer AG have teamed up to invest in a new fund that will back agricultural technology startups, becoming the latest companies to pile into the multibillion-dollar industry as farm profits shrink, Reuters reported.
3 min read · 22 June 2016
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has signed up six new pension plans to its institutional depositors, which now total 40. The pension plans, which oversee the retirement assets of public employees in Québec City, total approximately $2 billion. CDPQ, a Montréal-based pension fund manager, held $248 billion in net assets as of December 31, 2015.
2 min read · 22 June 2016
