Fundraising

The fund launched in April 2021.

Swiss billionaire and philanthropist André Hoffmann is among the investors in Systemiq Capital's sophomore fund, which is targeting $200m.

Booz Allen Ventures will invest in early-stage companies in the sectors of defense, artificial intelligence/machine learning, cybersecurity and deep technology.

The London-based venture capital firm has launched a £45 million fund to help startups that may struggle to raise funds in a recession.

The venture firm closed Lightspeed Venture Partners XIV-A/B LP at $1.98 billion; Lightspeed Venture Partners Select V LP at $2.26 billion; and Lightspeed Opportunity Fund II LP at $2.36 billion. Separately, Lightspeed India Partners closed its fourth early stage fund at $500 million.

Qiming Venture Partners Fund VIII raised $2.5 billion while the RMB Fund VII raised $700 million in its first close.

C2 Venture Capital Partners II will invest in the seed rounds of B2B software and robotics companies.

Stellar Ventures is led by Celeste Ford, who founded aerospace engineering company Stellar Solutions

Fund VII's limited partners include university endowments and foundations.

With local teams in offices on almost every continent, Headline announced that it has raised a total of $954 million across three distinct early-stage funds that will invest in consumer and B2B start-ups in North America, Europe and Brazil.