Private Equity
SoftTech VC, which filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in January to raise two new funds, has expanded the size of one of the funds by 50 percent, according to a new regulatory document.
1 min read · 25 March 2016
Atlanta-based Forté Ventures, a multi-stage investor, is seeking to raise $75 million for its second fund, according to a regulatory filing.
1 min read · 25 March 2016
The Fonds de solidarité FTQ has welcomed the full reinstatement of the 15 percent federal tax credit for contributions made to labour-sponsored funds for the 2016 fiscal year. The federal government announced the initiative this week in its 2016 Budget. The tax credit, which matches a Québec government credit of equal value, was scheduled to be fully phased-out by 2017. Other Canadian labour-sponsored funds, including Fondaction CSN, also welcomed the reinstatement. Based in Montréal, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ manages net assets of $11.2 billion.
3 min read · 24 March 2016
Healthcare growth investor 1315 Capital has raised $179.5 million toward a $225 million target, according to a regulatory filing.
1 min read · 24 March 2016
Brooklyn Bridge Ventures has raised more than $11.7 million toward a targeted $15 million second fund, according to a regulatory filing.
1 min read · 24 March 2016
True Ventures, an investor in BrightRoll, Fitbit, MakerBot and others, filed to raise $295 million for its fifth fund, according to a regulatory filing.
1 min read · 24 March 2016
Las Vegas-based firm still has connections to founder Tony Hsieh, although 74 percent of its portfolio is outside of Sin City
3 min read · 23 March 2016
U.S.-based firms have already raised $10 billion quarter-to-date, as many brand-name firms join the fundraising trail
6 min read · 22 March 2016
Refactor Capital is seeking $50 million for its inaugural fund, according to a regulatory filing. The fund, which is based in Burlingame, Calif., according to the filing, is led by David Lee, the seed-stage investor who left SV Angel last year. Joining him as GPs are Rick Barber and Zal Bilimoria. All three are former Google employees.
1 min read · 22 March 2016
From Mucker in LA to Atomico in the UK, a recap of worldwide fundraising news
10 min read · 22 March 2016
