Private Equity
As the security sector builds up, investors find new crops of talent coming out of the surveillance agency
2 min read · 21 July 2014
Santander to fund fintech, Moscow’s Runa goes global, new VC in Oslo
3 min read · 21 July 2014
New horizons for Ekeland, two angels for UK fund, VC heads EVCA
3 min read · 21 July 2014
Hunting for unicorns, Rocket poised for launch, looking to the U.S. for Series As
4 min read · 20 July 2014
The Government of Nova Scotia plans to launch a new venture capital fund to augment existing initiatives in the local market. A request for proposals will be issued in the fall to find ideas for creating private and public partnerships to improve access to venture capital for investment in high-growth companies. The government also flagged changes to existing programs, including a more streamlined approach to Innovacorp's early-stage venture capital activity and strengthened business acceleration. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador earlier in 2014 announced its intention to establish a new provincial venture capital fund.
4 min read · 18 July 2014
Venture debt firm Multiplier Capital has closed its debut fund on $227 million. Liberty Peak Capital was the lead investor. Other LPs include a college endowment, a publicly traded bank and various family offices.
1 min read · 18 July 2014
Venture investing set a 13-year record in the second quarter, rising to $13 billion, the highest level since the first quarter of 2001.
2 min read · 18 July 2014
Venture investing set a 13-year record in the second quarter, rising to $13 billion, the highest level since the first quarter of 2001.
2 min read · 18 July 2014
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Plymouth Ventures has raised $61 million in the final close of its oversubscribed third fund. As in the case of its predecessor, this fund will focus on growth-stage firms in the Great Lakes region.
2 min read · 17 July 2014
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Plymouth Ventures has raised $61 million in the final close of its oversubscribed third fund. As in the case of its predecessor, this fund will focus on growth-stage firms in the Great Lakes region.
2 min read · 17 July 2014
