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VCJ 50 2021: Fundraising spikes in a virtual world

Venture firms have continued their robust fundraising pace amid the pandemic. And fundraising itself might now be changed forever.

9 min read · 01 November 2021

Chinese venture capital gains momentum

Investors are piling capital into the country’s venture sector as the memory of its distribution problem begins to fade.

3 min read · 01 November 2021

VCJ 50 2021: The top venture fundraisers of 2021 are making waves

The world’s top 50 venture capital fundraisers continue to rack up commitments for new vehicles, pushing their piles of dry powder to new heights. Here, we present this year’s VCJ 50, our ranking of the industry’s biggest capital raisers over the past five years.

1 min read · 01 November 2021

Too much, too fast: LPs fear fundraising pace is unsustainable

As big investors continue to swell in size and fundraising rounds occur closer together, LPs wonder whether they can stay in lockstep with their fund managers.

6 min read · 01 November 2021

Friday Letter: Sequoia's gambit is low risk

Sequoia Capital is now an RIA and calls its new fund structure 'a fundamental disruption to the venture capital model.' LPs will only stand to benefit.

3 min read · 29 October 2021

Multistage investor Munich Re Ventures expands its horizons

In its second fund, Munich Re Ventures hopes to tap into longer-term projects, mainly around insurtech, said managing director Jacqueline LeSage.

2 min read · 28 October 2021

How cyber-criminals are making VCs up their game

Venture investors are big investors in cybersecurity. They also need cybersecurity services. Here’s what GPs can do to protect their business and their investors, writes Rob Langston.

7 min read · 27 October 2021

New firm Patron to explore intersection of gaming and community

Patron's LPs include Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz and Fred Wilson at Union Square Ventures. In addition to gaming, the new firm will also look at crypto, including NFTs.

3 min read · 22 October 2021

Friday Letter: 'Anyone with a track record can raise a fund today'

Anecdotally and statistically, first-time fund managers have not had much success amid the pandemic. But their fortunes could certainly turn soon, thanks to an increase in liquidity and the growing presence of family offices.

2 min read · 22 October 2021

Fifth Wall's Peter Gajdoš explains why now is the time to invest in climate tech

Peter Gajdoš, the new co-lead of Fifth Wall's Climate Technology Investment team, talks about how investing in climate technology has changed.

4 min read · 19 October 2021

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