Private Equity

Fundraising

Foundry Group stops investing through AngelList syndicate

An early adopter and an investor in 59 deals last two years, Foundry Group argues effort involved was too great

2 min read · 05 January 2016

Culling the unicorn herd

As VCs rethink unicorn valuations, down rounds, delayed exits and a corralling of the industry’s recovery could lie ahead

6 min read · 04 January 2016

Cutting the burn rate

2 min read · 04 January 2016

Venture fundraising picks up in Q4, but 2015 falls short of another banner year

Venture firms nationwide raised more than $29 billion in 2015, nearly on par with the year before, according to preliminary data

3 min read · 04 January 2016

HLM Venture Partners snags $63.7 mln for fourth fund

HLM Venture Partners has raised $63.7 million for its fourth fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $125 million.

1 min read · 30 December 2015

Year in Review: Plenty of angels and unicorns were spotted in 2015

Not all the news of 2015 was about unicorns. But it was certainly the biggest story of the year.

10 min read · 29 December 2015

Greater maturity comes to corporate venture capital

A slow, steady maturity appears to be finding its way into corporate venture units as they learn to operate as better investors.

2 min read · 28 December 2015

Vertex Ventures raises nearly $151 mln

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Vertex Ventures has raised $150.95 million for its inaugural early-stage fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm was co-founded by General Partners In Sik Rhee and Jonathan Heiliger to make early-stage investments in enterprise and cloud infrastructure companies.

1 min read · 24 December 2015

Jackson Square aims to raise $150 mln

San Francisco-based Jackson Square Ventures has filed to raise $150 million for Jackson Square Ventures II LP, according to a regulatory document. Not listed is Managing Director Bob Spinner.

1 min read · 23 December 2015

Draper Oakwood aims to ride donkeys, not unicorns

A new form of venture capital finance ignores potential stars and concentrates instead on solid, reliable sales

3 min read · 22 December 2015

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