Private Equity
Juno Therapeutics, a Seattle-based biotech company focused on developing immunotherapies for cancer, has raised $134 million in its Series B funding.
1 min read · 06 August 2014
UK-based Mercia Fund Management said Wednesday that it is launching a new digital fund. The fund will make a minimum investment of 25,000 pounds "if investing via a financial intermediary or if taking regulated advice."
3 min read · 06 August 2014
Felicis Ventures, a seed-stage investor that backed Angry Birds maker Rovio and recently acquired Dropcam, has raised $96 million for its fourth fund, its largest to date.
2 min read · 05 August 2014
Vectra Networks, a San Jose-Calif-based provider of cyber attack detection, has closed on $25 million in Series C funding.
1 min read · 05 August 2014
Seed-stage investor says in eight years it has amassed 50 exits, worth a combined enterprise value of $5.6 billion
2 min read · 05 August 2014
Venture distributions have been up nicely for the past couple of years, with returns coming not just to contemporary funds but to those from bubble-era vintages that often badly need them. Still, progress is slow in many cases.
1 min read · 05 August 2014
Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund (NVCF), the first market-based fund-of-funds backed by Ottawa’s $400 million Venture Capital Action Plan in partnership with the Ontario government, has raised $233.5 million in its second close. The first close, announced in January, brought in $218 million. The NVCF's most recent investor is Canadian insurance company and financial services provider Manulife Financial. NVCF, which is managed by global private markets fund manager Northleaf Capital Partners, invests primarily in Canadian venture capital and growth equity funds and direct co-investment opportunities. To date, it has made six investments.
3 min read · 05 August 2014
The firm’s pipeline of potential exits includes Dropbox and Etsy, which could go out on U.S. exchanges this year
3 min read · 05 August 2014
Germany-based Bauer Media Group has launched Bauer Venture Partners. Led by founder and managing partner Thomas Preuss, the venture fund seeks to invest 100 million euros in startups and early-stage tech firm within the next ten years.
2 min read · 05 August 2014
Investors like Celtic House are developing talent in sector clusters in such regions as Waterloo and Ottawa
5 min read · 05 August 2014
