Managers

Floodgate’s Ann Miura-Ko: Follow-on capital a secret to top returns

Fund Performance: UTIMCO’s VC portfolio, 2016 vintage

Benchmark targets $425 mln for ninth fund

Benchmark Capital is seeking to raise $425 million for its ninth fund, according to an SEC filing. The San Francisco-based early-stage venture firm invests in mobile, marketplaces, social, and infrastructure and enterprise software.

Israeli biotech firm Kadmastem procures $5.15 mln

Kadimastem, an Israeli biotech company, has raised $5.15 million in a private placement. The investors included Altshuler Shaham Investment House.

Linkfluence gains foothold in U.S. with its acquisition of Scoop.it

Trickle of skilled workers fleeing U.S. not yet a torrent -- but might be

Fonds de solidarité FTQ to stop investing in Québec oil and gas

Fonds de solidarité FTQ has decided to stop backing Québec oil and gas companies as part of an energy transition strategy intended to reduce the carbon footprint of its investments. The strategy will include setting a reduction target for its private equity investments in 2019. Additionally, the Fonds plans to assist Québec businesses with their transition and invest in alternative sources of energy. The Montréal-based investor, which oversees $14.3 billion in net assets, decided last year to stop investing in coal use for energy production.

Government policy inflames visa crisis

Immigration snags alarm venture

Khosla Ventures' Ben Ling to raise $60 mln venture fund

Khosla Ventures' General Partner Benjamin Ling has begun raising his own $60 million venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.