Private Equity
A recap of recent moves: General Catalyst promotes Bonatsos; Wing adds partner; and Foundation hires EIR
1 min read · 01 August 2015
More U.S. venture investors are crossing the pond to Europe where valuations are lower and startups are growing bigger. As interest grows, so do round sizes.
7 min read · 01 August 2015
Funding in LA increases as VCs finding a robust number of deals, but without the competition in Silicon Valley.
4 min read · 31 July 2015
–Toronoto firm has now seen its fifth portfolio realization in roughly a year-and-a-half andmay have its best multiple thanks to Naurex acquisition
2 min read · 31 July 2015
Boulder, Colorado-based venture firm Foundry Group has reached its target goal of $225 million for its latest venture fund, according to an SEC filing. In October 2013, the firm closed its fourth fund at $225 million, as previously reported by PE HUB.
1 min read · 31 July 2015
The autotech industry is slowing picking up speed in pursuit of the self-driving car
3 min read · 30 July 2015
Canadian venture fundraising reversed two years of decline with growth in the first half of 2015, owing in part to the increased influence of the Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP). Jeff Pentland, managing director of Northleaf Capital Partners, whose Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund recently closed at $300 million, said "we’re now beginning to see the impact of all of the VCAP funds coming on stream.”
3 min read · 29 July 2015
Latest data from the first half of 2015 show that the VCAP program, launched in 2013, has bolstered VC supply
3 min read · 29 July 2015
Kensington Venture Fund, a venture fund-of-funds managed by Canadian alternative assets investor Kensington Capital Partners, has increased its total capital committed to $237 million in a third close. The fund added $44 million from its second close last month as a result of new commitments from a mix of institutional investors, family offices and individual investors. At the new level, Kensington Venture Fund is now closing in on its final target of $300 million. Launched last November with the backing of Ottawa's Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP), the fund has so far completed commitments to seven Canadian venture capital funds and direct investments in four Canadian startups.
3 min read · 29 July 2015
Australian firm Blue Sky Venture Capital holds first close on late-stage fund that it hopes reaches about $23 million.
3 min read · 29 July 2015
