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The ongoing shift from big, expensive military assets like battleships and fighter jets to smaller, more agile and less costly ones positions Anduril and other venture-backed companies to win more government and commercial contracts and draw more capital from investors.

Family offices are key venture-stage investors in defense-related technology as other LPs explore their options.

Mismatched valuation expectations are impeding defense tech acquisitions.

Venture capital opportunities in defense technology are proliferating but they pose challenges, says Mercer’s Garvan McCarthy.

The sovereign wealth fund committed to new funds managed by 8VC, DCVC, J2 Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lowercarbon Capital, Menlo Ventures and TCG Crossover Management.

In part 23 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence concludes a three-part deep dive on convertible notes, and walks through an example of a convertible note decision tree, complete with scenario probabilities, financial outcomes and expected value modeling.

CVs are gaining momentum in the VC industry as more venture firms use them to extend ownership of prized assets and generate liquidity for LPs.

'One of the things we’ve changed over the past couple years is we’re getting exposure to earlier rounds,' said UNF CIO Brian Neale.

New legislation that sets clearer rules for the sector is helping drive increased investment and adoption by mainstream financial institutions.

The fund is triple the size of VVC’s inaugural $20 million Fund I.