Managers

ARCH to raise $400 mln ninth fund

ARCH Venture Partners has set out to raise a $400 million ninth fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Skype co-founder’s Atomico targets $750 mln for fourth fund

Atomico, the venture firm started by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, has set out to raise $750 million for its fourth fund, according to a filling with the SEC. Based in London, Atomico backs technology companies. On Monday, it made a $25 million investment in LendInvest, an online marketplace for property finance in the UK.

Corporate buyers playing a big role in exit markets

Exit markets are felt the pinch, but corporate acquisitions have continued to display remarkable strength.

IPO Aftermarket: Market is nearly frozen as only VC-backed biotech companies are trickling out

Q1 is well on its way to rank as the lowest quarter for VC-backed IPOs since Q3 of 2011

Portfolio management in the age of unicorns

Aberdeen’s Peter Denious chats about the unicorn fallout and managing venture portfolios

Felicis Ventures seeks $150 mln for fifth fund

Felicis Ventures has set out to raise $150 million for its fifth fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

Ex-gaming execs launch $50 mln virtual reality fund

Two former gaming industry executives launched a venture capital fund dedicated to investing in early-stage virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality startups. The Virtual Reality Fund is targeting $50 million in capital commitments, according to a filing with the SEC. A first close has been reported.

Pejman Mar Ventures files to raise new $75 mln fund

Pejman Nozad and Mar Hershenson, co-founders of Pejman Mar Ventures, have filed to raise a new fund. Pear Ventures II LP is targeting $75 million in capital commitments and has not reported a first close, according to an SEC document. Founded in 2013, Pejman Mar is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm has backed companies including Branch Metrics, Guardant Health and Door Dash.

New York-based Contour raises $81 mln for two funds

New York-based Contour Venture Partners, an investor in Datadog, OnDeck and Ticketfly, announced it has raised $81 million combined for two new funds. This includes $56 million for its third early-stage fund, which beat its $50 million target, and $25 million for its first opportunity fund.

Clayton Associates seeks $75 mln for sixth FCA fund

Nashville, Tennessee-based Clayton Associates announced it is seeking to raise $75 million for FCA Venture Partners VI. Fund V raised $53 million and closed in 2011, according to Thomson Reuters. FCA, which focuses on early and growth-stage healthcare and tech companies. such as Pathfinder Health Innovations and One Medical Passport, among others. FCA, which counts among its LPs high-net-worth individuals and families along with family offices, regional banks and leading wealth management firms, said the fund will be raised over the next 12 to 18 months. Fund VI will be the firm's first since the passing of founder Clayton McWhorter, who passed away in January at the age of 82. He founded the firm in 1996.