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DDF taps Jung as partner

The Dementia Discovery Fund, a venture fund that invests in projects and companies that develop treatments for age-related dementias, has named Dr. Christian Jung as a partner. Previously, he worked at Wellington Partners Life Sciences where he was a principal. SV Health Investors manages DDF.

How VC-backed startups are combating student debt

Friday Letter: Brian Jacobs and his new venture, Moai Capital

A weekly letter from the VCJ editor about an assortment of what's happening in VC, along with who we're meeting and what we're hearing

Fresh off Fastly's big IPO, August Capital targets 2020 fundraising

Valuations start to stabilize in H1 while market remains strong

Ex-Trinity Ventures GP Scholnick reportedly focusing on seed

VC-backed Bolt taps Schatzman as CEO

Redwood City, California-based Bolt Biotherapeutics, a biotech firm focused on treating cancer, has named Dr. Randall Schatzman as CEO and a member of the board of directors. Previously, he was CEO of Alder BioPharmaceuticals Inc. Bolt's backers included Novo Holdings, Pivotal bioVenture Partners, Vivo Capital and Nan Fung Life Sciences.

United Kingdom sees the bulk of European VC activity in H1

The tranformation of venture capital forges a new role for GPs

The past decade brought unprecedented change to venture capital. Today’s GP must bring together the sometimes competing goals of specialization, diversification and capitalization

New firm Safar targets early tech from Harvard, MIT and UR