Managers

Data spotlight: DalCor leads top Q2 Canadian VC deals

Building on the robust activity of the preceding quarter, the top 10 Canadian deals raised about $347 million in Q2

Need a 'Brexpert'? Get in line to talk to SoftTech's McLoughlin

Call Andy McLoughlin a "Brexpert." The British-born partner at SoftTech VC has been in high demand since the U.K. voted to exit the European Union.

1H VC-backed IPOs lowest since financial crisis of 2009: UPDATED

Only three of the 19 VC-backed IPOs in the first half of the year were tech companies, led by the recent debut of Twilio

Scandal-hit Zenefits slashes own valuation as it cuts deal with investors: Reuters

Crossovers tighten the money spigot

Non-traditional venture investors have stopped pumping up valuations, but don’t expect them to leave the asset class en mass or for unicorns to disappear

One VC’s prediction on how low valuations will go

Andy Boyd on Fidelity’s private company investing

Entrepreneurs brace for down rounds, staff poaching

Shasta raising a $300 mln fifth fund

Shasta Ventures has set out to raise a $300 million fifth fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Updata Partners rakes in over $280 mln for fifth fund

Washington, D.C. growth equity firm Updata Partners has raised over $280 million for its fifth fund, according to an SEC filing. As previously reported, the fund's original target was $275 million.