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JMI targets $1.1 bln for Fund IX

New York-focused seed investor Primary Venture Partners raises $100 mln for second fund

Kleiner Perkins alums focus on industrial digitization, close $350 mln maiden fund

CPPIB to issue green bonds to fund renewables investing

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) plans to issue an inaugural green bond. The initiative, the first by a pension fund, CPPIB said, will provide additional funding for increasing holdings in renewables and energy-efficient buildings. Any green bonds issued in Canada will be issued on a private placement basis and only to certain qualified accredited investors. CPPIB has over the past year announced plans to invest more than $3 billion in the renewable energy sector.

SOSV to raise $250 mln venture-capital fund

SOSV has set out to raise a $250 million venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

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Wonder Ventures gathers $14.9 mln for sophomore fund

Santa Monica, California-based venture firm Wonder Ventures has raised $14.9 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $16 million.

Firstminute Capital rakes in $100 mln for seed fund

Firstminute Capital has raised $100 million for its seed fund, according to an announcement on its website. London-based Firstminute invests in European early-stage tech companies.

Caresyntax snags $31.9 mln

Boston and Berlin-based Caresyntax, a surgical data, analytics and automation company, has secured $31.9 million in funding. The investors were Norgine Ventures and Surgical.AI.

Cloud Apps closes second fund at $87 mln for "classic" Series A investing