Managers

Cybersecurity investment sets record pace in Q2

Friday Letter: Celebrating the women who broke through VC's glass ceiling

Laurel Touby has looked into the future of venture capital and she sees more women. Lots and lots more.

Radical Ventures recruits KKR-Capstone’s Parasvil Patel as part of hiring spree

Fifty Years collects $50 mln for sophomore fund

Fifty Years has raised $50 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Fifty Years is an early-stage venture firm based in San Francisco.

Citryll holds first closing of funding round

Citryll, a Dutch pharmaceutical company, held the first closing of a targeted 15 million euros funding round. The backers were ModiQuest B.V., BOM Brabant Ventures, BrightGene and Curie Capital.

Data-centric e.ventures raises $400 mln for early stage deals in US, Europe

Pull back from PE firms contributes to decline in Q2 venture investment

Sony, Daiwa form $185 mln innovation growth fund

Sony Innovation Fund, the venture arm of Sony Corp, and Daiwa Capital have partnered to form a new investment vehicle called the Innovation Growth Fund. The fund is targeted to raise up to $185 million to invest in mid to late-stage startup tech companies in Japan, United States, Europe and Israel, and it is open to outside LPs. Investors joining Sony and Daiwa at the first close include Sumitomo Mitsui Bank and Osaka Shoko Shinkin Bank, among others.

Initialized Capital raises $50 mln venture fund

Initialized Capital has raised a $50 million venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Upfront Ventures is seeking $250 mln third growth fund

Upfront Ventures, a Santa Monica, California-based firm, is raising $250 million towards a third growth fund, according to a regulatory filing. First sale was not reported.