Private Equity
Versant Ventures has raised $305 million for its fifth venture fund, beating its initial $250 million target. The pool will focus on healthcare firms in all stages of development.
2 min read · 10 December 2014
Guest columnist Lisa Suennen is troubled that "there were no White people or Silicon Valley CEOs" at a recent discussion about diversity in the tech business. "I think that until the guys in charge come to the party, the story isn’t going to change," Suennen writes.
5 min read · 09 December 2014
Insight Venture Partners is expected to hold a first close this month on its ninth flagship fund, which has been in the market targeting $2.75 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the fundraising.
2 min read · 09 December 2014
Last week, Formation 8 announced it raised $500 million for its second fund. This profile of the San Francisco-based venture, which already has a monster exit with Oculus VR, previously ran in the July 2014 issue of VCJ.
3 min read · 09 December 2014
The state pension fund's venture portfolio’s focus on secondaries and funds of funds appears to have paid off.
2 min read · 09 December 2014
CalPERS sees nice gains from Softbank, New Horizon, CDH
1 min read · 09 December 2014
As consumers take more control of their own healthcare spending, broad user adoption of virtual medicine will take place
5 min read · 09 December 2014
Obvious Ventures, a new San Francisco-based venture firm, has officially launched, according to a blog post by co-founder Ev Williams, The firm is currently raising capital for its inaugural fund that will focus on "world positive" investing. In addition to Williams, who is a co-founder of Twitter, Obvious Ventures' other co-founders are James Joaquin and Vishal Vasishth. Among Obvious Ventures' advisors are Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
1 min read · 08 December 2014
Editor’s note: Last week Formation 8 announced it raised $500 million for its second fund. This profile of the San Francisco-based venture, which already has a monster exit with Oculus VR, previously ran in the July 2014 issue of VCJ
3 min read · 08 December 2014
Scott Stanford and Shervin Pishevar of SherpaVentures are raising a $250 million SherpaEverest Fund, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Last year the pair raised their first Sherpa Ventures Fund at $150 million.
1 min read · 06 December 2014
