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WOCstar Fund general partner Gayle Jennings-O'Byrne says larger funds should work with smaller VCs with better access to diverse founders.

The proptech industry is helping businesses and schools return to their former in-person format. But the budding industry might also help transform the legacy real estate industry to become more ESG-oriented and efficient.

The venture firm, one of the first to focus on Australian agtech, exceeded its fundraising target of A$30m for its inaugural vehicle.

The investment community is gearing up for more in-person meetings, which should make fundraising fruitful for the emerging managers. But what will those in-person meetings look like?

Julie Bell comes over to the VC after recently serving at Bain & Company and at a pair of private equity firms before that.

The Biden administration and the Democrats’ slim majority in Congress offer a window for changes to policy, including increases to capital gains, closing the carried interest loophole, and anti-trust legislation. It could prove serious for the venture capital industry.

Reg D reform, once consigned to bottom of SEC's to-do list, rockets to the top.

The Black-led firm says it will donate 50% of the carried interest to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, which are also LPs in the firm's new $250m growth-oriented fund.

The São Paulo-based investment firm has raised capital across two Latin American funds.