Managers

New venture capital funds, state funding programs, accelerators and public/private investment partnerships are buoying start-up activity in the Sooner State.

A new report shows GPs and LPs have sharply different views as to the 'most pressing issues that GPs are currently facing.'

MXV Capital raised $52m from limited partners including Bain Capital Ventures, Cendana Capital, Pritzker Group, K5 Global and Social Leverage, among others.

Irish investment firm Elkstone has closed its early-stage Irish venture fund at €100 million. Backers include Ireland Strategic Investment Fund and Enterprise Ireland.

Investors in the new fund include '29 of the country’s leading healthcare providers, payers and vendors,' according to the firm.

Jahn Karsybaev talks about his journey from Kazakhstan to Montana and how he and his partner raised their first fund for Big Sky Capital.

Global venture capital fundraising plummeted in Q1, with fewer than 100 funds closing on a combined $26.7bn, according to Venture Capital Journal research.

Recent layoffs and fee cuts at venture firms point toward a difficult year ahead, but a longtime compensation consultant for VC and other private funds said the picture isn’t as grim as some might think.

Opportunity funds have become ubiquitous over the past several years, but most aren’t actually doing what they are meant to do, according to John Backus, co-founder and managing partner of Proof VC.

The fund will provide founders with resources to grow and scale early-stage companies.