Managers

Throwback Thursday: Inside the Life of Brian Singerman

The Founders Fund partner focuses his time on improving his health and reducing his emails while also looking for new health care innovations

Xiang He Fund I sets out to raise $250 mln

Xiang He Fund I is raising $250 million, according to a filing with the SEC.

FedDev commits $300k to Brightspark Investors Club Ontario

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) has committed $300,000 to Brightspark Investors Club Ontario. Brightspark Investors an early-stage angel investment network managed by Canadian venture capital firm Brightspark Ventures. The funds raised will help expand the network's angel investor membership, which currently stands at 300 accredited investors. Since its launch in 2013, Brightspark Investors has invested over $2.8 million in four information technology companies in Ontario.

FedDev commits $300k to Brightspark Investors Club Ontario

The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) has committed $300,000 to Brightspark Investors Club Ontario. Brightspark Investors an early-stage angel investment network managed by Canadian venture capital firm Brightspark Ventures. The funds raised will help expand the network's angel investor membership, which currently stands at 300 accredited investors. Since its launch in 2013, Brightspark Investors has invested over $2.8 million in four information technology companies in Ontario.

Great waves: VCs focus on brain-related innovations to sharpen minds, performance

Several startups in the brain space are banking on consumer demand for health and fitness will relate to cognitive improvement, as well

Venture investing shifts away from traditional Silicon Valley

When the phrase Silicon Valley came into being in the early 1970s, it referred to a group of Santa Clara Valley communities south of San Francisco with the city of San Jose as its hub. Turns out this birthplace of the modern high-tech industry is losing some of its mojo, at least for venture capitalists.

Heritage raises $220 mln second Healthcare Innovation Fund

Heritage Group said it closed a second Healthcare Innovation Fund at $220 million, according to a press release. The fund exceeded its target by $20 million and is more than $50 million larger than the first Healthcare Innovation Fund.

Fintech looks beyond lending

Investors scout for fintech deals in insurance and other untapped markets as frothy valuations reset. Expect strong activity to continue

Investors look for what’s new in fintech

VC Perspective: Finding new P2P opportunities in fintech