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Origin Ventures raises $80 mln fourth fund

Origin Ventures said it has raised an $80 million fourth fund, double the size of its previous fund.

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Accolade raises $235 mln for sixth fund

Washington, DC-based Accolade Partners, a growth equity and venture firm, has closed its oversubscribed sixth fund at $235 million. Accolade VI's investors include endowments, foundations and families. The fund will focus on technology and healthcare.

Chris Sacca to give up venture investing

Chris Sacca, whose bets on Twitter and Uber brought him wide attention in venture circles, said he is giving up investing and his role on ABC’s Shark Tank.

VC-backed Hootsuite launches $5 mln app development fund

Canadian social media management company Hootsuite has unveiled the Hootsuite Integration Fund, a $5 million fund to support developers building enterprise integrations and applications for the Hootsuite platform. Development initiatives enabled by the fund and a partner portal will add to the company's ecosystem, which consists of hundreds of applications in its App Directory, and over 2.5 million app installs. Vancouver-based Hootsuite is backed by several investors, including Accel Partners, Insight Venture Partners and OMERS Ventures.

Hootsuit launches $5 mln fund

Vancouver, British Columbia-based Hootsuite, a social media management platform, has unveiled a $5 million integration fund. The pool will back developers building integrations and business applications for the Hootsuite platform.

KKR backs French software company Ivalua through its tech growth fund

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