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Jada Fund of Funds, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, is investing $266m in the latest venture debt fund from Partners for Growth.

8VC, the $6bn venture firm co-founded by Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, has named veteran tech executive Karen White as executive partner.

Strong LP interest in cybersecurity helped Ballistic Ventures surpass the target for its sophomore fund in a challenging fundraising market.

New Mexico State Investment Council CIO Robert 'Vince' Smith says the sovereign wealth fund is gaining access to top-tier venture funds in part because other LPs are overallocated.

Tretikov was promoted to deputy CTO of Microsoft in 2020 after serving as corporate VP for AI, Perception & Mixed Reality for the company.

In Part 7 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence explains the critical role of operational due diligence when lending to venture-backed start-ups.

Prudence invests at the seed to Series B stage and leads or co-leads investment rounds.

The firm raised $510m for its PE vehicle and $135m for its venture fund, say founder Rob Appleby and ventures head Alastair Cooper.

Fund V's limited partners include Franklin Park, Industry Ventures, and StepStone Group.

The company will invest €20 million in tech startups focused on the pool and wellness sector.