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Fifth Wall, a venture capital firm focused on proptech and real estate decarbonization, has named Fethi Kirdar as managing director of capital formation.

Isos Capital Management is partnering with NBA star Carmelo Anthony on a new venture fund for sports, Isos7 Sports Investments.

Planet First Partners, a London growth investor that focuses on partnering with "disruptive entrepreneurs to scale tech-enabled businesses," has closed its debut fund on €450 million, surpassing its initial target of €350 million.

Global VC fundraising finally came back to earth in 2022 as firms worldwide closed on funds totaling $165.9bn, down about 8% from their record haul of $179.7bn in 2021.

Representatives of AP4, CalPERS, the European Investment Fund, IH International, StepStone Group and Railpen share their insights for GPs with funds focused on sustainability.

RRE Ventures said it closed its eighth fund at $250m after ‘facing one of the most challenging fundraising environments in recent history.’

The co-founder of a rocket-making company valued at more than $4bn has set his sights on building a $100m venture capital firm to fuel the creation of more space-related start-ups.

Tara Bishop, who was named to Venture Capital Journal’s second annual list of Women of Influence in Private Markets, has closed on nearly $40 million with partner Eileen Tanghal for their new healthcare-focused firm, Black Opal Ventures.

The anchor investor is German development bank KfW, and other LPs include the European Investment Bank, International Finance Corporation, Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO and Bpifrance Investissement.

The firm, which announced in 2021 that it would shift to a 'single fund structure,' said Sequoia Capital Fund LP is valued at $13.6bn.