Private Equity
Canadian venture capital firm Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital intends to raise a fourth clean-tech fund, eyeing a fund size of US$150 million to US$250 million, reports peHUB Canada affiliate publication VCJ. According to the firm’s co-founder and CEO, Wal van Lierop, the timing is right because investors are coming back to the clean-tech sector.
2 min read · 02 January 2014
Many VCs believe the business has finally right-sized, but don’t place your bets too quickly
2 min read · 01 January 2014
Sites allow VCs to find companies that have already had success with raising an early round
4 min read · 01 January 2014
Avalon Ventures has reversed its stance on the sector and is teaming up with GlaxoSmithKline to fund up to 10 new companies
3 min read · 01 January 2014
Michigan firm sees opportunity in biotech beyond its Midwest base
3 min read · 01 January 2014
Mike Kelly, managing director of Hamilton Lane, notes that thanks to a flurry of exits, life sciences is no longer being beaten down by LPs
4 min read · 01 January 2014
Recent fundraising achievements by Cendana, Illuminate and other venture firms
5 min read · 01 January 2014
Various VCs and others reflect on the last year and predict what the future may bring
5 min read · 01 January 2014
The Post-Venture Capital Index ends November above 1000 points
1 min read · 01 January 2014
As a new year dawns, a look back at the highlights in the venture scene across Europe in 2013
5 min read · 01 January 2014