Managers

Facebook co-founder Saverin's B Capital Group raises $143.6 mln for venture fund

B Capital Group, a firm co-founded by Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, has raised $143.6 million toward its first venture fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Data Spotlight: French companies raised more than €134 mln in April

France was the most active country for VC dealmaking, backing 32 startups, ahead of second place Germany, which invested in 21 during the month

Grishin is the robotics emerging manager you're looking for

Dmitry Grishin, founder of the Grishin Robotics firm, recently raised a $100 million fund and is learning the ins and outs of being a VC

Venture-backed stocks stay positive in April

The PVCI held steady at 885.18 for the end of April, its second consecutive monthly gain

Fund performance: Longitude, Column Group lead emerging managers portfolio at Calpers

The Capital Link Fund shows mixed results, with six of the 11 funds in positive IRR territory as of September 2015

IPO Aftermarket: Biotech still dominates, but tech IPOs may be coming

Only one new debut in April from Aeglea BioTherapeutics, bringing to seven the total number of VC-backed IPOs to start the year

Geodesic raises maiden fund of $335 mln

Geodesic Capital said it raised a maiden fund of $335 million, according to a press release. The firm was co-founded by former ambassador to Japan John V. Roos, previously CEO of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Ashvin Bachireddy, a former growth stage partner at Andreessen Horowitz, the press release said.

Data spotlight: Sale of Vantage Oncology leads VC-backed M&A in April

Seven of the April acquisitions disclosed financials terms, which combined to about $3.3 billion in value

WI Harper raises nearly $175 mln for Fund VIII

Cross-border focused WI Harper reached its target and raised $174.25 million for its latest fund, according to a regulatory filing.

On the Bleeding Edge: GPs launching their own funds is not yet trending

GPs leaving firms to go out on their own is nothing new, but a few recently have caught our attention