Managers

Susa Ventures unveils a $50 mln second seed fund

Susa Ventures unveiled a $50 million second seed-stage fund that at double the size of the first will enable the firm to increase its check size.

Fund performance: Union Square Ventures fund sees sharp decline in WSIB portfolio

The same Union Square Ventures 2008 has performed much better in a UTIMCO portfolio

Genesys raises most of third life sciences fund from HarbourVest, other LPs

The Canadian life sciences firm tells VCJ it expects to reach its goal early next year

Expa Capital targets $100 mln for second fund

Expa Capital has raised $100 million for its recent fund, according to an SEC filing. The San Francisco-based venture firm that was founded by Garrett Camp, co-founder of Uber, generally invests between $500,000 and $1 million in companies.

Dashboard: U.S. venture takes summer vacation in July

All four indices drop as the second half of the year kicks off to a slow start

GSV collects over $6.5 mln for $250 mln-targeted fund

GSV Ventures has raised over $6.5 million for its fifth fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $250 million.

Ignition Partners adds Triantos to focus on AI and VR for enterprise

Ignition Partners, which last year raised a $200 million sixth fund to invest in enterprise software, has added Nick Triantos as a venture partner

Twitter reaction to Trump's proposed carried-interest tax policy

The NVCA wasn't the only organization to respond to the Republican presidential candidate's plans to reduce the carried-interest tax

Fund performance: WSIB's mid-decade portfolio benefits from small-fund strategy

Twitter-backer Union Square Ventures ranks on top of WSIB portfolio with an IRR of more than 67 percent, as of December 2015

CoVenture seeks to raise $20 mln for fourth fund

CoVenture, which focuses on early-stage startups and builds software in exchange for equity, has raised $8 million for its fourth fund, according to an SEC filing. The target is $20 million.