Private Equity
Menlo Ventures has closed a $250 million opportunity fund targeting growth-stage investing in what it calls the venture-valley funding gap. It was the firm's first opportunity fund and was raised in six weeks.
2 min read · 28 April 2016
Shopify Inc (NYSE: SHOP) (TSX: SH) has unveiled Shopify Capital, a merchant cash advance product to help entrepreneurs secure growth financing. The product, which will be offered initially in the United States, tailors cash advances to a merchant's needs based on data processed through Shopify's platform. In a pilot program, merchants used Shopify Capital to buy equipment and inventory, launch new products, hire more employees, and add new channels and products, the company said. Ottawa-based Shopify, an e-commerce and retail software company, went public in May 2015.
3 min read · 27 April 2016
Madrona’s Matt McIlwain chats about smart cloud applications, micro services and potential M&A
5 min read · 27 April 2016
In Q1, more than one-fifth of VC dollars invested in the United States came from corporate VCs. Turns out these CVCs did more than just write checks.
2 min read · 26 April 2016
Steve Krupa writes about digital health, as $1.8 billion has gone into the sector in Q1, a sign that investors are seeing potential.
3 min read · 25 April 2016
Nearly three years in, NVCA President Bobby Franklin says the group is realizing its vision and becoming the voice of the entrepreneurial ecosystem
4 min read · 25 April 2016
Summary of recent moves at General Catalyst and other venture firms
2 min read · 25 April 2016
In Q1, 76 VC-backed companies were acquired, with a disclosed value of $4.8 billion combined
2 min read · 24 April 2016
A summary of recent fundraising closes from around the world, with Excel tables
9 min read · 22 April 2016
Instead of staying stuck in the old IPO process or seeking secondary liquidity in lieu of primary exits, why doesn’t the industry create a new process/product?
4 min read · 22 April 2016
