Private Equity
Jan 28 (Reuters) - New York will propose regulating virtual currency firms that operate in the state this year and may require them to obtain a "BitLicense," state banking regulator Benjamin Lawsky said on Tuesday.
2 min read · 28 January 2014
The New Jersey Division of Investment isn’t a big venture capital investor.
2 min read · 28 January 2014
Union Square Ventures has closed on its fourth early-stage fund and second “opportunity fund,” raising close to $350 million altogether, according to regulatory filings, sister news service Venture Capital Journal reported.
2 min read · 28 January 2014
Regional investing poised to accelerate, says Revolution’s Steve Case
2 min read · 28 January 2014
Dave McClure has raised just over $2 million from 24 investors for 500 Luchadores, a Mexico-focused seed fund, according to an SEC filing. McClure, founder of 500 Startups, began raising 500 Luchadores in November 2012. It has a target of $5 million.
1 min read · 27 January 2014
New York-based firm best known for backing Twitter and Tumblr quickly raised its fourth early stage fund and second “opportunity” fund
2 min read · 27 January 2014
The European venture capital business rebounded in the fourth quarter with fundraising and IPOs up and investments to startups growing at a smart pace, too. Twenty-three venture funds raised nearly $2 billion in the quarter, the most money raised in a quarter in two years, and eight IPOs of venture-funded European companies took place.
1 min read · 27 January 2014
The New Jersey Division of Investment also has stakes in Khosla, Tenaya funds
2 min read · 27 January 2014
Crowdcube’s fund will allow investors who are drawn to crowdfunding get professional help in making decisions
2 min read · 27 January 2014
The agriculture-focused Fall Line Farms Fund has raised $127 million to invest in technologies that could improve farmland production.
2 min read · 24 January 2014
