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Fund performance: Later-stage bets pay off at Oregon PERS

Union Square, OrbiMed lead venture portfolio; gains with funds of funds, too

Real Ventures grows Fund III to $75 mln, adds partner and principal

Canadian venture capital firm Real Ventures has added $25 million to the $50 million it raised in April in the first close of Real Ventures III. The investors in the latest close include the Business Development Bank of Canada, Export Development Canada and Fondaction CSN, as well as several family offices and individuals. Fund III has a target of $100 million, peHUB Canada previously reported. Montréal-based Real Ventures also announced that former eBay and Kijiji executive Janet Bannister has joined the firm as a general partner, while former consultant and startup entrepreneur Omar Dhalla has joined as a principal. Operating from Toronto, Bannister and Dhalla will focus on deal opportunities in the Toronto-Waterloo corridor.

USVP raising new fund for first time in six years: VCJ

Silicon Valley firm is seeking $275 million for a planned Fund XI.

Growing appetite for VC helps Industry Ventures blow past target for third FoF

Industry Ventures has closed its third venture capital fund-of-funds with $170 million in committed capital after raising the cap a few times during fundraising.

LSP garners $100 mln for new fund

LSP said Tuesday that it has raised $100 million in the first close of its new fund LSP 5. The target is $150 million. Its LPs include unnamed institutional and private investors from Europe and the U.S. The pool will focus on emerging private medical firms.

Women lag in VC even as they make strides as entrepreneurs: study

(Reuters) - Women venture-capital partners are becoming scarcer even as more women entrepreneurs are winning venture cash, according to a report from Babson College.

Industry Ventures closes $170 mln for fund of funds

San Francisco-based Industry Ventures has raised $170 million for its latest fund of funds, Industry Ventures Partnership Holdings III. The fund will focus on primary commitments and early secondary purchases in smaller venture capital funds as well as direct investments alongside its managers.

Disrupting the broadcast industry

Balaji Gopinath talks about the Media Camp accelerator and disruptive opportunities in broadcast

Nothing can keep drones grounded

The uncertain regulatory environment surrounding the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles isn’t hampering the application and innovation of drones

Europe’s startups get bootcamp booster

As more entrepreneurs flock to incubators, which are adapting the Silicon Valley model, Rockstart Accelerator stands out