Managers

Scale Venture Partners closes fifth venture fund at $335 mln

Scale Venture Partners has raised $335 million for its fifth tech-focused venture fund, the Silicon Valley-based firm announced today.

iNovia Capital’s Fund IV beats target in $175 mln final close

Montréal-based iNovia Capital has exceeded the target set for its fourth venture fund, thanks to a group of new and repeat limited partners that included many of the firm’s best known founders. Fund IV secured $175 million in committed capital, iNovia Managing Partner Chris Arsenault told PE Hub Canada. That’s 17 percent more than its goal of $150 million.

iNovia Capital beats target with final close of Fund IV

Montréal-based iNovia raises C$175 million for its fourth fund, thanks to 20 institutional LPs, including Teralys Capital

Year in Review: Corporate VCs set record with $7.6 bln deployed in 2015

Despite a weak Q4, corporate VCs backed 905 deals last year in setting a 15-year investment record

News Corp denies rumors of Twitter bid: Reuters

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp said rumors about the company's interest in buying microblogging site Twitter Inc or building a stake in it were untrue, Reuters News reported.

New firm Back to the Future Ventures debuts

New York-based fund Back to the Future Ventures has launched. BTTFV will focus on backing private small and mid-sized consumer brands, retailers and tech companies "that need capital, operational knowledge and talent in order to reach the next level." David Pascual and Faye Landes are the fund's co-founders.

Norwest raises another $1.2 bln fund

Norwest Venture Partners, an investor in Misfit, Lending Club and Skybox Imaging, has closed its third consecutive $1.2 billion fund.

Carried away in Vienna

Speedinvest’s $100 million final close has vindicated the seed investor’s work-for-equity model, which ditches carried interest for hands-on roles at portfolio companies

VCs on the move Jan 20, 2016

Owl Ventures adds education-focused official, Costolo becomes venture partner and a summary of other personnel moves in VC

Real Ventures named Techvibes' VC Firm of the Year 2015

Real Ventures has been voted 2015's Venture Capital Firm of the Year in an awards program sponsored by Techvibes, a Canadian technology news site. OMERS Ventures, the venture investment arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) was the runner up. Other award recipients included Grow, a Vancouver-based online lending platform, which won Startup of the Year 2015.