Fundraising

CRH Ventures will back construction and climate technology companies, operating across the construction value chain.

The fund will invest in high-tech and deep-tech companies in the Netherlands, Germany and the Nordics.

Linse Capital, founded by former Kleiner Perkins partner Michael Linse, has raised $700m in fresh capital. About $563m of the total will go to Linse Capital Fund I, which will invest in a 'select handful of new companies per year, investing between $100m and $400m in each business over time.'

Fifth Wall has closed on $866m for its Real Estate Technology Fund III, which the New York firm says is the largest proptech fund raised to date.

One Peak, a growth investor targeting B2B software companies in Europe and Israel, has closed its third fund at its hard cap of $1bn.

Partech, a tech-focused venture firm based in Paris, announced it has closed its fourth seed fund on its hard-cap of €120m.

Braven, an early-stage investor, is led by William Abecassis, founder and former head of BlackRock's Innovation Capital venture group.

The New York- and San Francisco-based firm raised $194.5m for its fourth flagship fund and another $153m for follow-on investments in its best-performing portfolio companies. 645 co-founders Aaron Holiday and Nnamdi Okike explain their strategy and share insights about the firm's value-added services.

As part of the commitment, AFF plans to build a frontier technology venture studio, called Roadrunner Studios, in Albuquerque.

The Swedish firm has invested in 15 companies – two of which have had exits – that are led by women or immigrants or are located outside the Stockholm area.