Private Equity
Boston-based Romulus Capital, an investor in Cohealo, Ginger.io, Placester and other companies, has closed its third seed-focused fund with $75 million in commitments. The fund, which focuses on early-stage tech and science-enabled companies, is 50 percent larger than Fund II, which closed with $50 million in commitments in 2014.
1 min read · 01 June 2016
Richmond, Virginia-based New Richmond Ventures seeks to raise $30 million for NRV Early Stage Growth Fund LP, according to a regulatory filing.
1 min read · 01 June 2016
Microsoft fleshed out its venture-capital plans in a blog post announcing the creation of an early-stage investment team to work alongside its accelerator operations.
2 min read · 31 May 2016
5AM Venture Management has raised $285 million for a fifth life sciences fund, 5AM Ventures V, according to a blog post and filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 31 May 2016
Chrysalix Venture Capital is raising a US$111.5 million robotics fund in partnership with RoboValley, a centre for robotics commercialization located at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, according to a press release. The RoboValley Fund will invest in North America, Europe and potentially Asia with seed-stage and Series A rounds, said Mike Sherman, a managing partner at Vancouver-based Chrysalix. It will look at component technology, intelligent software, communications technology and power technology.
1 min read · 31 May 2016
Chrysalix Venture Capital is raising a US$111.5 million robotics fund in partnership with RoboValley, a centre for robotics commercialization located at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, according to a press release. The RoboValley Fund will invest in North America, Europe and potentially Asia with seed-stage and Series A rounds, said Mike Sherman, a managing partner at Vancouver-based Chrysalix. It will look at component technology, intelligent software, communications technology and power technology.
1 min read · 31 May 2016
Chrysalix Venture Capital is raising a $111.5 million robotics fund in partnership with RoboValley, a center for robotics commercialization located at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, according to a press release.
1 min read · 31 May 2016
Spectrum 28 Capital has partnered with the University of Waterloo in launching a $2 million venture capital fund. Beginning this June, the Waterloo Engineering - Spectrum 28 Student Venture Program will provide students with early-stage venture support through classes and mentorship, as well as an ability to compete for seed funding. The initiative was the idea of Lyon Wong, who graduated from the university's engineering program in 2003 and went on to found Spectrum 28, a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm, in 2015. Wong was previously a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
3 min read · 27 May 2016
Spectrum 28 Capital has partnered with the University of Waterloo in launching a $2 million venture capital fund. Beginning this June, the Waterloo Engineering - Spectrum 28 Student Venture Program will provide students with early-stage venture support through classes and mentorship, as well as an ability to compete for seed funding. The initiative was the idea of Lyon Wong, who graduated from the university's engineering program in 2003 and went on to found Spectrum 28, a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm, in 2015. Wong was previously a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
3 min read · 27 May 2016
Boston-based SV Life Sciences has raised $273.5 million toward a $400 million targeted sixth fund. The commitments have come from 24 investors, according to a regulatory filing.
1 min read · 27 May 2016
