Private Equity
China-based IDG Capital Partners said Tuesday that it has raised $586 million for its fourth venture fund. It will focus on early-stage tech, media and telecom companies in China. Breyer Capital is an investor in the fund.
2 min read · 03 June 2014
The inaugural BDC Innovation Award was recently given to Montréal’s Mirametrix, a three-year old company that specializes in eye tracking solutions. Mirametrix was singled out for the honour because of its cutting-edge technology, which is changing the way human beings interact with machines. To a significant extent, Mirametrix’s achievement is equally that of its Canadian venture capital backer, the no-less-innovative TandemLaunch.
4 min read · 02 June 2014
Spanish early-stage firm launches, Ardian closes two funds, turnover at Nauta
3 min read · 01 June 2014
Norwest raises $1.2 billion, while China-focused GGV wraps up its sixth fund with $620 million
4 min read · 01 June 2014
(Reuters) Sequoia Capital, best known for its early stage investments in companies such as Google, has raised $530 million for its fourth India-focused fund, the U.S. venture capital fund said in a statement.
1 min read · 29 May 2014
CANARIE and GrowLab have entered into a partnership to provide entrepreneurs with cloud-based resources to support product development and commercialization. Through the partnership, clients of Vancouver-based startup accelerator GrowLab will gain access to CANARIE's Digital Accelerator for Innovation and Research, which offers cloud-based computer, network and storage resources to small businesses. Established in 1993, CANARIE is a non-profit corporation based in Ottawa.
4 min read · 29 May 2014
According to a company spokesperson, Spark Capital has raised $375 million for its venture growth fund. Of particular interest are marketplaces, e-commerce, online networks and software companies. The average investment will range between $15 million to $30 million. Jeremy Philips is leading the fund.
1 min read · 29 May 2014
Epidarex Capital has raised over $80 million for a UK-based early-stage life science and health tech venture fund. Its LPs include King's College London, Eli Lilly and Co., European Investment Fund, Scottish Enterprise and Strathclyde Pension Fund.
3 min read · 29 May 2014
Patrick Chung said that performance of Xfund justifies a second fund.
4 min read · 28 May 2014
IPOs slide back some, while deal value perks up in month
2 min read · 28 May 2014
