Private Equity
Montréal-based iNovia Capital, one of Canada’s best known venture firms, is only weeks away from wrapping up its fourth information technology fund, a source with knowledge of the matter told VCJ.
2 min read · 03 December 2015
A number of readers emailed questions of how to stand out in a crowded fundraising market. LP Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Ventures shares her insider knowledge.
5 min read · 03 December 2015
Software developer Autodesk is launching an $100 million investment fund, which is part of an initiative to "accelerate a cloud connected ecosystem in support of the future of making things." According to the company, the fund will focus on emerging companies that are providing services connnected to Autodesk's Forge, a platform for 3-D developers.
4 min read · 02 December 2015
Tiger Global has raised a new $2.5 billion venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 01 December 2015
Greycroft Partners has closed a fourth early stage fund at $200 million, the firm announced on its website.
1 min read · 30 November 2015
Venture capital fundraising appears to be suffering from the slow IPO market for technology offerings and the overcapitalization of unicorn investing.
2 min read · 25 November 2015
Serpent Venture Capital has set out to raise a $7 billion first-time multi-stage venture fund with a goal of deploying capital primarily in the Southeast of the United States, according to an SEC filing.
1 min read · 24 November 2015
Late-stage funds are thin on the ground in Europe, but a flurry of recent exits from Acton Capital Partners should encourage other firms to look beyond Series A
3 min read · 23 November 2015
Formation 8's Hardware Fund, which was renamed Eclipse Ventures Fund I, has relocated to Palo Alto, the latest move in which the firm's partners are going their separates ways.
2 min read · 20 November 2015
Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins (CRCD), a retail fund managed by Canadian private equity firm Desjardins Capital de risque, has secured $150 million in its 2015 fundraising year. A total of 51,700 Québec taxpayers bought shares this time, 24 percent of which were first-time buyers. CRCD, which has net assets of about $1.6 billion, is a partner to 400 companies, co-operatives and funds. They include Courchesne Larose Ltd, a Montréal-based fruit and vegetable distribution network backed by CRCD earlier in November.
2 min read · 20 November 2015
