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Former Mitsui VCs launching biopharma fund: VCJ

Remiges Biopharma seeks $150 million for debut fund

2 min read · 05 June 2014

Romulus Capital closes $50 mln for second seed fund

Romulus Capital has raised $50 million for its second seed fund. Romulus Capital is an early-stage venture firm that was founded out of MIT in 2008.

2 min read · 04 June 2014

Fund performance: Growth vehicles make progress at UTIMCO

Asian growth portfolio has yet to prove itself

2 min read · 04 June 2014

IDG Capital Partners closes $586 mln for fourth fund

China-based IDG Capital Partners said Tuesday that it has raised $586 million for its fourth venture fund. It will focus on early-stage tech, media and telecom companies in China. Breyer Capital is an investor in the fund.

2 min read · 03 June 2014

TandemLaunch’s Helge Seetzen shares the secret of Mirametrix's innovation

The inaugural BDC Innovation Award was recently given to Montréal’s Mirametrix, a three-year old company that specializes in eye tracking solutions. Mirametrix was singled out for the honour because of its cutting-edge technology, which is changing the way human beings interact with machines. To a significant extent, Mirametrix’s achievement is equally that of its Canadian venture capital backer, the no-less-innovative TandemLaunch.

4 min read · 02 June 2014

European fund briefs for June 2014

Spanish early-stage firm launches, Ardian closes two funds, turnover at Nauta

3 min read · 01 June 2014

Fund briefs

Norwest raises $1.2 billion, while China-focused GGV wraps up its sixth fund with $620 million

4 min read · 01 June 2014

Sequoia Capital raises $530 mln India-focused fund

(Reuters) Sequoia Capital, best known for its early stage investments in companies such as Google, has raised $530 million for its fourth India-focused fund, the U.S. venture capital fund said in a statement.

1 min read · 29 May 2014

GrowLab, CANARIE partner on startup acceleration

CANARIE and GrowLab have entered into a partnership to provide entrepreneurs with cloud-based resources to support product development and commercialization. Through the partnership, clients of Vancouver-based startup accelerator GrowLab will gain access to CANARIE's Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research, which offers cloud-based computer, network and storage resources to small businesses. Established in 1993, CANARIE is a non-profit corporation based in Ottawa.

4 min read · 29 May 2014

Spark Capital closes $375 mln for venture growth fund

According to a company spokesperson, Spark Capital has raised $375 million for its venture growth fund. Of particular interest are marketplaces, e-commerce, online networks and software companies. The average investment will range between $15 million to $30 million. Jeremy Philips is leading the fund.

1 min read · 29 May 2014

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