Fundraising

Vistara Technology Growth Fund V's target is $400m.

A total of 25 women-led venture funds have raised a combined $1.9 billion this year, according to Venture Capital Journal research.

Harpoon closed on about $125m, with commitments from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund and Los Angeles Fire & Police Pension System, but fell short of its $225m target.

Fund III's investors include CalSTRS, the Grantham Foundation, the University of California, Sobrato Capital, Strategic Investment Group and Northwestern University.

This fundraising brings Canapi's total assets under management to over $1.4 billion.

BioStar Capital is focused on medical technologies primarily in the fields of cardiovascular disease, orthopedics, and robotics.

COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, who is part of Altérra's four-person leadership team, describes it as "a vehicle like no other."

The corporate venture firm invests in minimally invasive healthcare companies targeting diagnostics, med tech, therapies and digital health.

519 Growth Fund II will invest in early-stage companies in the agriculture, agri-food and technology-enabled sectors.

Fund III's backers include university endowments, family offices, foundations and fund of funds. LPs in the firm's previous fund included Harvard and Princeton.