Private Equity
For Menlo's Venky Ganesan, Twilio deal didn’t just pry open the IPO window, but “opened it with a bang"
2 min read · 06 July 2016
Forerunner Ventures has raised a $122 million third venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 06 July 2016
EnerTech Capital has entered into a strategic partnership with the National Optics Institute (INO) in Québec City. INO is a developer of industrial optics and photonics solutions. The partnership between the organization and EnerTech will allow them to share knowledge and explore a range of new commercialization strategies for technologies in the energy space. EnerTech, an investor in energy and power sectors, has offices in Calgary, Toronto, Montréal and in the United States.
4 min read · 06 July 2016
Liquid 2 Ventures is seeking to raise $40 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing. NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana is serving as one of the general partners of the San Francisco-based venture firm.
1 min read · 06 July 2016
U.K.’s vote to exit from the European Union is already slowing capital flows and chasing away tech talent. More dislocation could be ahead
6 min read · 06 July 2016
It’s time for Congressional reform to help boost U.S. entrepreneurialism, say three industry insiders
6 min read · 06 July 2016
Princeton, New Jersey-based Edison Partners announced it has raised $275 million for Edison Partners VIII, beating its $250 million target. The firm previously raised $250 million for Fund VII, which closed in 2010, according to Thomson Reuters data. Edison Partners focuses on fintech, healthcare IT, enterprise and marketing software sectors. The firm says it has achieved nine exits of its portfolio companies in the last 18 months, including the acquisitions of FolioDynamix and NetProspex, among others.
3 min read · 06 July 2016
Joy Capital has raised a $200 million first venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
1 min read · 05 July 2016
The Co-operators Group Ltd has made a "significant" investment in the second sustainable food fund of Canadian venture capital firm InvestEco Capital Corp. The size of the commitment and the amount targeted by InvestEco Sustainable Food Fund II were not disclosed. The fund, which is being marketed to accredited investors, will focus on expanding companies in North America that promote health and sustainability in the food and agricultural industry. The Co-operators is a Canadian co-operative insurance firm with more than $40 billion in assets under management. Earlier this year, InvestEco partnered in the financing of Mama Earth Organics.
3 min read · 05 July 2016
Union Square Ventures leads the UTIMCO portfolio by a wide margin, thanks to its bets in Etsy, Twitter and Zynga, among others
2 min read · 05 July 2016
