Private Equity
SharesPost sells its stake in SecondMarket to Nasdaq and also plans for growth
2 min read · 22 October 2015
The San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System’s private equity portfolio netted a 17.77 percent return for the fiscal year ending on June 30, surpassing its benchmark by 5 percentage points, according to an annual investment report released on October 14.
1 min read · 22 October 2015
The Upside Foundation of Canada, a Toronto-based charity launched in 2013 by a group of entrepreneurs, investors and other professionals, has devised a plan for encouraging Canada’s high-growth companies to share their good fortune with others. A clue to the strategy is in the organization’s name.
3 min read · 22 October 2015
Icon expands its GP roster; Y Combinator’s fund gets a leader
2 min read · 22 October 2015
Seed 2 Growth Ventures, a food and agriculture venture fund, has launched with $125 million in funding. The fund will focus on "healthy, sustainable and local food." So far S2G Ventures has invested in a number of companies that include ShopWell, a digital platform for personalized food recommendations; Maple Hill Creamery, a maker of yogurt and other diary products from organic milk; and Shenandoah Growers, a fresh herbs brand.
3 min read · 21 October 2015
The Dementia Discovery Fund, which focuses on developing new dementia treatments, has raised $100 million. DDF's backers include UK Government’s Department of Health, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Biogen, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Takeda. SV Life Sciences is managing the fund.
7 min read · 21 October 2015
Market volatility hasn’t dampened investor enthusiasm for biotech deals or chased away crossovers, but company creation is slow.
3 min read · 21 October 2015
Progress Ventures said Tuesday that its third venture fund closed at $20 million. Progress Ventures Fund 3 makes early stage investments within marketing and media technology. Chris Legg and Rick Gallagher have also joined the firm as Managing Partners.
3 min read · 20 October 2015
When the Kauffman Fellows program launched in 1995, it was within an industry that was predominantly white, male and focused on technology, but it and the industry has become more diverse
3 min read · 20 October 2015
1 min read · 19 October 2015
