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IPO Profiles: Six VC-backed companies debuted in May, including one tech company

Clear Ventures launches with $120 mln

Palo Alto, California-based Clear Ventures announced it has raised $120 million for its inaugural fund from a mix of institutional pension, endowments, foundations and undisclosed tech executives.

Clear Ventures launches with $120 mln

Palo Alto, California-based Clear Ventures announced it has raised $120 million for its inaugural fund from a mix of institutional pension, endowments, foundations and undisclosed tech executives.

Seed-focused Romulus Capital closes third fund with $75 mln

Boston-based Romulus Capital, an investor in Cohealo, Ginger.io, Placester and other companies, has closed its third seed-focused fund with $75 million in commitments. The fund, which focuses on early-stage tech and science-enabled companies, is 50 percent larger than Fund II, which closed with $50 million in commitments in 2014.

Seed-focused Romulus Capital closes third fund with $75 mln

Boston-based Romulus Capital, an investor in Cohealo, Ginger.io, Placester and other companies, has closed its third seed-focused fund with $75 million in commitments. The fund, which focuses on early-stage tech and science-enabled companies, is 50 percent larger than Fund II, which closed with $50 million in commitments in 2014.

New Richmond Ventures seeks $30 mln fund

Richmond, Virginia-based New Richmond Ventures seeks to raise $30 million for NRV Early Stage Growth Fund LP, according to a regulatory filing.

Investors curb their appetite for meal-kits

Big fundings have dried up, but specialty meal-kit startups are seeing smaller infusions as the market gets more crowded

Unicorn valuations can be triple fair market value: Stanford study

VC-backed unicorns boast of billion-dollar valuations, but these eye-popping numbers can be as much as 200 percent above fair market value, says a Stanford Prof

Microsoft kicks off early-stage investment effort

Microsoft fleshed out its venture-capital plans in a blog post announcing the creation of an early-stage investment team to work alongside its accelerator operations.

5am Ventures raises $285 mln for fifth fund

5AM Venture Management has raised $285 million for a fifth life sciences fund, 5AM Ventures V, according to a blog post and filing with the SEC.