Private Equity
Venture capitalists ended 2014 with a bang, putting $13.8 billion into U.S.-based startups in the fourth quarter and lifting the year’s investment total to $52.1 billion. The year was the largest for venture investments since 2000.
1 min read · 15 January 2015
U.S. venture capital firms raised a total of US$29.8 billion in capital commitments in 2014, up 69 percent from 2013, reported Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). As a result, last year reflected the highest level of fundraising in the American industry since 2007. The NVCA attributed the trend to a strong exit market for venture-backed companies. Fundraising activity was at its weakest in the fourth quarter of 2014, which accounted for US$5.6 billion in commitments, down nine percent from three months earlier.
4 min read · 14 January 2015
Israeli venture capital funds attracted $914 million in 2014, up 68 percent on the year, and look set to draw even more funding in 2015, the Israel Venture Capital (IVC) Research Center said on Wednesday.
2 min read · 14 January 2015
Alphabet Energy powers up green generator sales, as cleantech is perhaps poised to make comeback
3 min read · 14 January 2015
Improvements seen from Claremont Creek, Upfront, DFJ Frontier
1 min read · 14 January 2015
Venture51 has raised $2.3 million for a new fund called Venture51 Game Fund, according to a regulatory filing. The document doesn't indicate the fund's strategy, but it specifies that it has 25 backers.
1 min read · 13 January 2015
New Enterprise Associates announced in a filing that is has begun raising a $2.5 billion 15th fund, according to the document submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission. A first close has not yet taken place, the documents states.
1 min read · 13 January 2015
When vetting any startup for potential investment, there are several key things venture capitalists and angel investors alike will look at when making their decision.
4 min read · 13 January 2015
Impact investor Gray Ghost Ventures said it is raising a $60 million third fund that represents a big step up from its $35 million second fund in 2009. The firm expects a first close on about $25 million in March, CEO Arun Gore told PEHub.
1 min read · 12 January 2015
Qualcomm Ventures is planning on launching a joint investment firm with health care firm Novartis Pharmaceuticals. The new company will invest up to $100 million in early-stage firms that offer tech solutions, products or services that “go beyond the pill” to help doctors and patients.
2 min read · 12 January 2015
