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Founders have to cut spending without giving up on dreaming big

VP managers are holding tough conversations with entrepreneurs about navigating a rockier economic landscape while still trying to play cheerleader.

4 min read · 13 September 2022

PowerPlant collects $330m for third fund, expands focus beyond plant-based food

Based in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, PowerPlant focuses mainly on plant-based consumer food and beverage brands.

1 min read · 12 September 2022

Focus on profitability overtakes mantra to grow at any cost

With start-ups reassessing business strategy and how to stretch their capital for a longer runway, founders welcomed a chance to reaffirm community ties and develop new relationships at the NYC Summit.

5 min read · 12 September 2022

Foundations to boost VC allocations after big returns

Private and community foundations, which enjoyed massive returns from venture capital last year, anticipate increasing their allocations to private equity at higher rates than other asset classes over the next three years, according to fresh research from Commonfund Institute.

2 min read · 12 September 2022

Panache Ventures wraps up sophomore early-stage fund at C$100m

The investors include Alberta Enterprise Corp, Ontario Capital Growth Corp, Investissement Québec, BMO Financial Group and TELUS Ventures.

2 min read · 09 September 2022

Friday Letter: Beware the long arm of the SEC

Energy Innovation Capital Management of Southern California overcharged on management fees, says the Securities & Exchange Commission.

3 min read · 09 September 2022

Bessemer collects $4.6bn across two funds, launches growth buyout strategy

Bessemer raised $3.85 billion for its twelfth flagship fund, which will focus on seed and early-stage investments in companies spanning enterprise, deep tech, fintech, consumer and healthcare.

2 min read · 08 September 2022

New fund from ex-Sequoia partner is shrouded in mystery

Liu Jiang, a partner at Sequoia from 2015-20, is seeking $30m for a new vehicle called Sunflower Capital Investment Fund.

1 min read · 08 September 2022

Glasswing Ventures takes flight with $158m for sophomore fund

Glasswing Ventures has raised $158m for its second fund, which will focus on AI-enabled early-stage enterprise and security start-ups.

1 min read · 08 September 2022

BofA, Ford Foundation, other big LPs pile into diverse-led Kapor Capital's third fund

Fund III raised $126m from about 70 LPs, including Bank of America, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, Cambridge Associates, Ford Foundation and Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation.

2 min read · 07 September 2022

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