Managers

Trust Ventures collects $35 mln for debut fund

Trust Ventures has raised $35 million for its inaugural fund. Trust Ventures Fund I will invest in startups "facing public policy barriers."

Biotech company Nimbus Therapeutics garners $65 mln

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Nimbus Therapeutics, a biotechnology company, has secured $65 million in funding. The investors included Atlas Venture, SR One, Lilly Ventures, Bill Gates, Pfizer Venture Investments, Lightstone Ventures and Schrödinger.

NLV Partners adds senior adviser to team

New Leaf Venture Partners, a New York-based healthcare tech-focused venture firm, has named Dr. Martin Mackay as senior adviser. His appointment is effective immediately. Recently, Mackay co-founded Rallybio.

Healthcare tech platform Parachute Health inks $9.5 mln

Healthcare technology platform Parachute Health has secured $9.5 million in funding. Harley Miller and Dan Ahrens of Insight Venture Partners led the round with participation from other investors that included GNYHA Ventures, the business arm of the Greater New York Hospital Association.

Oren Zeev's Zeev Ventures to raise fourth venture-capital fund

Oren Zeev's Zeev Ventures has set out to raise a fourth venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

March Capital amasses over $108 mln for sophomore fund

March Capital has raised over $108 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $150 million. Based in Santa Monica, California, March Capital invests in fintech companies.

Tech backer White Star Capital raises $180 mln for second fund: Reuters

White Star Capital, the startup funder co-founded by ex-technology deals banker Eric Martineau-Fortin, has raised a second, US$180 million fund that was significantly oversubscribed, Reuters reported. The fund, which had originally aimed to raise US$140 million, will look to invest US$1 million to US$6 million in about 20 new companies and has already invested in eight. White Star, which has its Canadian office in Montréal, said it would continue to focus on companies that use data as a competitive advantage and which it can help grow globally.

Meritech Capital raises $630 mln targeted for sixth fund

Meritech Capital Partners has raised the full $630 million targeted for its sixth venture fund, according to a regulatory filing.

Spirituality startups: Easing stress from technology with technology

AI for the rest of us: venture studio Analytics Ventures launches Dynam.ai