Private Equity
U.S. life sciences-focused venture capital firm Versant Ventures has increased its presence in the Canadian market with the launch of a new biopharmaceutical incubator, Inception Sciences Montreal. The launch follows last year's establishment by Versant of Blueline Bioscience in Toronto and Inception Sciences Vancouver. The firm said that Inception Sciences Montreal adds a third Canada-based research site to its discovery engine to address the growing appetite of major pharmaceutical companies to enter into innovative venture-backed partnerships.
3 min read · 24 June 2014
Confirming an earlier report by peHUB, Khosla Ventures has filed documents with the SEC stating that it plans to raise $1 billion for its fifth fund.
1 min read · 24 June 2014
Confirming an earlier report by peHUB, Khosla Ventures has filed documents with the SEC stating that it plans to raise $1 billion for its fifth fund.
1 min read · 24 June 2014
Many newer firms are boasting strong early performance, but LPs are looking for the breakout VCs that will create lasting franchises.
3 min read · 24 June 2014
Many newer firms are boasting strong early performance, but LPs are looking for the breakout VCs that will create lasting franchises.
3 min read · 24 June 2014
Many newer firms are boasting strong early performance, but LPs are looking for the breakout VCs that will create lasting franchises
5 min read · 24 June 2014
After a monster exit with Oculus VR, the VC firm shows it knows a thing or two about scaling fast
3 min read · 24 June 2014
Theresa Sorrentino Hajer, Managing Director of Cambridge Associates, delivers a data-filled keynote presentation at Thomson Reuters’ Venture Alpha East 2014 conference in New York.
1 min read · 23 June 2014
Theresa Sorrentino Hajer, Managing Director of Cambridge Associates, delivers a data-filled keynote presentation at Thomson Reuters’ Venture Alpha East 2014 conference in New York.
1 min read · 23 June 2014
LX Ventureshas decided to change its corporate name to Mobio Technologies Inc and to begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange as "MBO". LX Ventures acquired Mobio, a Vancouver-based online media platform for musicians, from Canadian venture capital firms Naavon Capital and Rho Canada Ventures in 2013. The company said that Mobio's technology is currently its primary focus. LX Ventures also said that it is well advanced in an application to begin trading on the U.S.-based OTCQX marketplace.
3 min read · 23 June 2014
