Private Equity
Kaszek Ventures has closed a $200 million third fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm has offices in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and São Paulo, Brazil, and is led by Hernan Kazah and Nicolas Szekasy. It invests in technology companies with a focus on Latin America, according to its website. A second fund raised $135 million, according to data from Thomson Reuters. The third fund raised commitments from 87 investors, according to the filing.
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Sequoia Capital said it has raised more than $4 billion for venture and growth funds in the United States, China, India and elsewhere in the world, according to filings with the SEC.
1 min read · 02 June 2017
Altimeter Capital is seeking to raise $200 million for its third growth equity fund, according to an SEC filing. Based in Boston and Menlo Park, California, Altimeter invests in the travel and tech sectors.
1 min read · 02 June 2017
Boston-based OpenView Venture Partners, an expansion-stage investor which has backed Mashery and ExactTarget, among others, has filed to raise $250 million for Fund V, according to a regulatory filing. The fund is the same size as Fund IV, which was raised in 2014, according to data from Thomson Reuters.
1 min read · 02 June 2017
London-based Draper Espirit, a venture firm focused on digital tech companies in Europe, has raised about 160 million pounds in funding. The firm's investors include Invesco Perpetual, Hargreave Hale, Woodford Investment Management, Baillie Gifford and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. According to the firm, the capital infusion will be used to expand its portfolio companies globally.
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True Ventures has closed its second select fund at $112 million. True Ventures Select II LP will invest in the early-stage venture firm's current portfolio companies later in their life cycles.
3 min read · 01 June 2017
