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Lots of real estate sites attracting investors: VCJ

Venture backers have recently funded a spate of online real estate startups.

Lots of real estate sites attracting investors: VCJ

Venture backers have recently funded a spate of online real estate startups.

Data spotlight: Venture valuations continue to climb

Leap in second quarter valuations is fifth straight quarterly rise; trend is grabbing GP interest

Spectrum Equity raises $951 mln for fund VII, crushes target

Spectrum Equity beat the target for its seventh fund by more than $150 million, according to an SEC filing.

Spectrum Equity raises $951 mln for fund VII, crushes target

Spectrum Equity beat the target for its seventh fund by more than $150 million, according to an SEC filing.

Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze raises $6.4 mln of targeted $40 mln - Corrected

TheBlaze said in an SEC filing today that it has raised just $6.4 million of a planned $40 million since it revealed its fundraising plans last year.

Glenn Beck’s TheBlaze raises $6.4 mln of targeted $40 mln - Corrected

TheBlaze said in an SEC filing today that it has raised just $6.4 million of a planned $40 million since it revealed its fundraising plans last year.

Canadian VC deal-making tracks 2013’s high-water mark

If history repeats, a combination of disclosed and non-disclosed VC financings should put Canadian market activity in Q2 within reach of the $454 million invested in Q2 2013.

Second quarter VC roundup – Dealmaking continues to track 2013’s high water mark

Canada’s venture capital market had a pretty good year in 2013. Will the market show similar momentum in 2014? Things were looking hopeful in the first quarter, when both VC fund disbursements and deals showed year-over-year growth. In the second quarter, the auspices also appear to be favourable, primarily because of a relatively large crop of sizeable IT financing rounds.

Fund performance: IPERS’ restrained approach to venture

Investments are on the rise but LP plays it safe with familiar names