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Fintech start-up Sweater has come up with a way for unaccredited investors to put as little as $500 to work in a type of virtual venture fund. Sixty thousand people are already on the waiting list, but you can be sure more will follow.

World Innovation Lab focuses on spinning out start-ups from Japan’s largest companies.

Venture capitalists must adopt an ethical code of conduct or risk a social backlash and the devaluation of the venture capital market due to a lack of integrity, argues Dan Conner of Ascend Venture Capital.

The early-stage VC will also expand its geographic reach by investing in African companies for the first time.

The Austin-based VC raised capital across three funds, including an opportunity fund.

'What has become clear through the proposed rules is that the venture capital exception is not an exception from SEC scrutiny,' says David Larsen, a managing director in Kroll’s Alternative Asset Advisory Practice.

The foundation is an adviser to Future Planet Capital’s ocean biodiversity VC fund and may become an LP, the fund manager tells affiliate New Private Markets.

NPS and IMCO have committed to the New York-headquartered manager’s maiden offering, which is two-thirds raised.

Igor Rozenblit, who served as co-head of the SEC’s Private Funds Unit for more than 11 years, answers burning questions about the SEC's proposed new rules for private funds.

Iconiq Capital, whose clients include tech billionaires such as Mark Zuckerberg, is seeking to raise $5.75 billion for growth investments in enterprise software, fintech and consumer tech.