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Ohio's $23.4bn public school employees' pension is the latest LP to invest in the fund, committing $50m.

Our H1 Fundraising Report shows fundraising totals stabilizing, but the number of funds continuing to decline.

Fundraising stabilized in the first half of this year, with VC firms worldwide collecting $45.2bn, the same amount they raised in H1 2025. But fundraisers are by no means out of the woods.

Among the LPs in the firm’s debut fund were Alaska Retirement Management Board and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America.

Increasing the UK pension fund’s VC allocation to £200m, the dedicated VC sleeve signals Nest’s intent to strengthen its support for the asset class, part of a broader vision to expand its private markets exposure up to 30% by 2030.

The backer of serial entrepreneurs across Europe, the UK and US has secured a $40m commitment from the British Business Bank.

Japanese strategic LPs are driven by a desire to bring emerging technologies into their operations, an interest in strategic relationships and a thirst for M&A or distribution opportunities.

The world’s 50 largest venture capital fundraisers raised about $220bn for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025, up 8% from our previous ranking.

Menlo has doubled the size of its co-investment vehicle designed to give LPs exposure to Anthropic and other AI companies, a source tells VCJ.

With a new fund that is 46% larger than its last fund, the firm invests primarily in logistics, healthcare and fintech.