Managers

Bank of America has committed to the debut fund from Coyote Ventures, which focuses on early-stage women’s health and wellness startups.

BVP Forge aims to commit $30m to $125m per deal across majority and significant minority stakes in software and tech-enabled services companies.

A new report shows that the US has created net new unicorns at a rate of 52 percent year-over-year over the past five years, or half the rate of Europe.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has conducted examinations of managers focused solely on their ESG policies and procedures, says one person with knowledge of an exam.

Company founders are keen to engage on social issues, such as hiring and retaining more women and people of color, say panelists at PEI's Responsible Investment Forum.

The venture firm was launched 10 years ago by Adam Draper and Brayton Williams.

Texas County & District Retirement System committed to 12 funds from CRV, DCVC, IDG, Joy Capital, OpenView, Orbimed, Shine Capital, The Colum Group and Threshold Ventures.

The Reston, Virginia-based firm raised about $159m for its second fund in 2018.

Fresh off of raising $18.5m for its Black Innovation Fund, the Canadian VC firm is prioritizing investments in edtech, proptech, web3 and e-commerce.

Energy Impact Partners – the world’s 13th biggest impact fund manager – has closed a European fund on €390m with commitments from APG, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Microsoft.