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Secondaries deals heat up as sellers accept reality

Industry Ventures founder Hans Swildens has started to hear from LPs at risk of defaulting on capital calls from venture funds because of lack of liquidity – something he hasn’t seen since 2009-2010.

3 min read · 27 January 2023

Exposure management firm Tenable launches corporate venture program

Tenable Ventures has unveiled a $25 million fund that backs early-stage cyber startups.

1 min read · 27 January 2023

Sapphire Sports nets $181m for sophomore fund

Return LPs include City Football Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group, adidas, Anschutz Entertainment Group, Bank of Montreal, Intersect Capital, Wise Ventures and the ownership group of the Indiana Pacers.

2 min read · 27 January 2023

Here are the 9 VCs in MassPRIM's diverse-manager portfolio

Of the $424m MassPRIM committed to diverse managers last year, $158m went to four managers of venture capital and/or growth funds.

2 min read · 25 January 2023

Texas Municipal eyes Europe as it overhauls PE program

'I’m here… to build up a European network, which we haven’t had before, and to try to bring that knowledge on the table as a possibility for execution,' says Tom Masthay, deputy CIO of the $34bn Texas Municipal Retirement System.

3 min read · 25 January 2023

Pender Ventures collects C$50m for sophomore fund in first close

Pender Ventures is led by managing partner Maria Pacella, who joined in 2018 as its founding partner.

1 min read · 25 January 2023

How M33 Growth bucked the trend of LPs souring on growth

Despite reports that say the late-stage and growth segments of the venture industry face a tough road ahead, M33 Growth found strong demand for its third fund, which beat its target.

3 min read · 25 January 2023

Highland Europe goes big with fifth growth fund

The €1bn fund is 43% bigger than its predecessor and will continue the firm's strategy of backing European growth-stage software and consumer internet companies.

2 min read · 23 January 2023

Harvard and other LPs are carefully vetting VCs' ESG intentions and practices

LPs including AP6, Hamilton Lane and Harvard Management Company told the Principles for Responsible Investment that they are looking more carefully at how general partners manage ESG risks internally and within their portfolio companies.

5 min read · 23 January 2023

Friday Letter: Should you tokenize your next fund?

Big names like Hamilton Lane, KKR and Partners Group have embraced tokenization for private equity funds, so why haven't any large VC firms followed suit?

3 min read · 20 January 2023

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