Private Equity
Launch Angels said Monday that it has raised nearly $1 million for its its first venture fund named Where Angels Fund. The pool's LPs are associates from Where, Inc., which was bought by PayPal in 2011. The fund will focus on early-stage companies with an emphasis on mobile and consumer internet firms. Launch Angels is an investment platform focused on equity crowdfunding deals.
3 min read · 06 January 2014
Various VCs and others reflect on the last year and predict what the future may bring
3 min read · 06 January 2014
Canadian buyout, mezzanine and related PE funds appear to be on course to raise a record $16 billion-plus in 2013. It would be nice to report similar growth in the pool managed by Canada’s venture capital industry. While 2013 saw improved levels of VC investment activity, including some truly major company financings – Enerkem, HootSuite and Shopify, to name only some of the largest – it was not a stellar year for raising funds.
3 min read · 06 January 2014
New Mexico state pension fund has had good luck with Industry Ventures and Edison
1 min read · 06 January 2014
According to VentureWire, StageOne Ventures is currently seeking to raise $100 million for its second fund. Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, StageOne Ventures invests in early-stage companies in the software, communications, internet and media sectors.
1 min read · 03 January 2014
IPOs and bitcoin made headlines in the year, as newsmakers Draper and Heesen stepped aside
4 min read · 03 January 2014
Jan 2 (Reuters) - Cybersecurity company FireEye Inc, one of last year’s hottest IPOs, has acquired Mandiant Corp, the computer forensics specialist best known for unveiling a secretive Chinese military unit believed to be behind a series of hacking attacks on U.S. companies.
3 min read · 02 January 2014
Deal will allow two key executives from the security industry to join forces
3 min read · 02 January 2014
Jan. 2 (Reuters) - Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick knows the value of a good controversy.
6 min read · 02 January 2014
The CEO of Uber, now present in more than 60 markets, has ambitious plans for the startup
6 min read · 02 January 2014
