Managers

Love him or hate, Bill Gurley has been sounding the alarm on the state of venture capital for years.

Gurley, 53, is best known for leading Benchmark’s investment in Uber, which is one of the most successful venture investments in history.

Shopify Capital, a subsidiary of Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify, has launched to provide fast relief to cash-strapped businesses across Canada, according to a blog post.

Waters is based in San Francisco and will help MetaProp set up a West Coast presence.

The venture firm, which launched Indigo Agriculture, has its sights set on increasing transparency in US farmland markets through CIBO Technologies, says general partner Ignacio Martinez.

Kindler, whose role with the firm will center around advising on investments, expects tech to increase healthcare's innovation cycle. ARTIS invests at the intersection of biopharma and technology.

As the covid-19 pandemic strains people and the economy, some venture capitalists are walking the talk on being responsible members of the community, the latest being Flourish Ventures.

A VC analyst with Thomvest Ventures looks at what will happen to deal activity and valuations in the short term following the pandemic.

Amid the covid-19 outbreak, four biotech funds closed on $3.8 billion in over a week and a half.

Australia's M8 Ventures, which was trying to raise $6.2m, says it has gone 'into sleep mode until there is more certainty in the economy.'