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Leaders Fund unveils debut $100 mln fund

Leaders Fund has launched an inaugural $100 million fund. Based in Toronto and Atlanta, Leaders Fund will focus on making investments in "promising" SaaS companies in those areas as well as across Canada and the U.S.

TrueBridge closes fourth venture fund-of-funds at $400 mln hard cap

TrueBridge Capital Partners has closed its fourth venture fund-of-funds at its $400 million hard cap, sweeping past its $325 million target, the Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based firm announced today.

People Page: For many VC firms, changing names has become commonplace

Ask an LP: Readers ask how to market a fund and pique an investor’s interest

Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Ventures talks about the ins and outs of anchor investments in the latest installment of Ask an LP

Ask an LP: Readers ask how to market a fund and pique an investor’s interest

Beezer Clarkson of Sapphire Ventures talks about the ins and outs of anchor investments in the latest installment of Ask an LP

Venture Capital fundraising of $5 bln represents slow fourth quarter

Venture capitalists in the United States raised just $5 billion in fourth quarter of last year, a second quarter in a row of slow fundraising, according to a report from the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters. The soft quarter will help keep a lid on overfunding in the industry.

Information Venture Partners nears fund target as LPs warm to fintech

The Toronto-based firm aims to raise about $71 million to back fintech companies in the United States and Canada

Information Venture Partners II raises initial $72.5 mln as investors warm to fintech

Information Venture Partners, a venture firm launched in 2014 by former RBC principals, has secured most of the $100 million target set for its second fund, as investors show a growing appetite for opportunities in North America’s financial technology sector. The Toronto-based firm raised an initial $72.5 million for Information Venture Partners II from a group of LPs led by HarbourVest Partners.

Silicon Valley motoring a new Detroit rival

VCs seek sweet deals in Auto IT, including semi-autonomous driving technologies and other innovations

Henry Ford’s great-grandson likes trains and planes, not just automobiles

Fontinalis Venture Partners, the Detroit-based VC firm that Bill Ford, the great-grandson of Henry Ford, helped launch in 2009, is raising a $125 million second fund.