Private Equity
Singapore-based Rakuten Ventures has raised $100 million for its new fund. The pool will focus on tech startups and early-stage companies in Israel, Asia Pacific and the U.S. Saemin Ahn, managing partner of Rakuten Ventures, is serving as fund advisor.
3 min read · 30 June 2014
Susa Ventures has officially launched this morning, announcing on its blog that it has raised $25 million to make seed-stage investments in data-centric-businesses. LPs were not disclosed. The firm has already made 20 investments, including adtech startup Namo Media, which raised $1.9 million in funding from Susa, Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, Trinity Ventures and other seed-stage investors. Twitter bought the startup in early June for a reported $50 million.
4 min read · 30 June 2014
SoftTech VC, the seed-stage firm started by technology angel investor Jeff Clavier, has closed on $85 million for its fourth fund.
2 min read · 27 June 2014
Late decade funds from Trinity, IVP, DCM advanced smartly
2 min read · 27 June 2014
IT and life sciences investor raised $1 billion for its sixth fund in 2006.
2 min read · 26 June 2014
IT and life sciences investor raised $1 billion for its sixth fund in 2006.
2 min read · 26 June 2014
After a monster exit with Oculus VR, two-year old VC firm shows it knows a thing or two about scaling fast.
3 min read · 26 June 2014
After a monster exit with Oculus VR, two-year old VC firm shows it knows a thing or two about scaling fast.
3 min read · 26 June 2014
IT and life sciences investor raised $1 billion for its sixth fund in 2006
2 min read · 26 June 2014
Dave McClure’s 500 Startups will openly market its next seed fund taking advantage of newly approved rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission allowing the broad public solicitation of investors.
2 min read · 26 June 2014
