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Bill Maris' Section 32 to raise $250 mln second venture fund

Bill Maris' Section 32 has set out to raise a second venture fund only seven months after raising the first, according to a filing with the SEC.

Science Inc raises $12.3 mln via ICO for its venture fund

Science Inc has raised $12,298,073 toward its venture fund via an initial coin offering, according to a regulatory filing. The Santa Monica, California-based firm is led by Mike Jones, Peter Pham, Gregory Gilman and Tom Dare, and it invests in such sectors as mobile media, Internet of Things, gaming, fintech and blockchain, according to its website. The fund, Science Blockchain Pte Ltd, was hard capped at $100 million, according to the offering memorandum. It is Science’s fourth fund, following two incubator funds and one venture fund. The filing lists 389 investors.

Astra Capital amasses $138 mln for debut fund

Washington, D.C.-based Astra Capital Management has raised $138 million for its inaugural fund, according to an SEC listing. No target was specified in the document.