Private Equity
Michael Eisenberg’s dizzying routine includes managing two venture funds that are firmly focused on Israeli startups
2 min read · 21 January 2014
Distributions rise modestly overall with Austin Ventures posting a nice gain
2 min read · 21 January 2014
Venture deals announced in Europe during December 2013
1 min read · 20 January 2014
Andreessen Horowitz is raising a fourth fund with a target of $1.5 billion, Fortune reported. The firm closed on 1.5 billion for its third fund in January 2012.
1 min read · 18 January 2014
Early-stage VC firm Inventus Capital Partners said Friday that it has raised $106 million for its second fund. The pool will focus on companies in the consumer and business software and tech sectors.
3 min read · 17 January 2014
The venture capital arm of one of Canada's largest pension funds is raising a second, larger round of funding to invest in Canadian technology startups, its CEO told Reuters on Thursday.
2 min read · 17 January 2014
BrandProject LP, a company creation studio and fund that makes early-stage investments in consumer products and technology, has been officially launched. The firm has been backed with over $12 million in commitments from BDC Venture Capital and other investors. With offices in Toronto and New York, BrandProject will focus on seeding and mentoring Internet-enabled consumer products and services startups located in Canada and the U.S. Founded in 2012, BrandProject builds on the record of the consumer-focused Blackpoynt Brand Ventures. Both BrandProject and Blackpoynt were founded by Andrew Black, the former president and CEO of Virgin Mobile Canada.
3 min read · 17 January 2014
The venture capital arm of one of Canada's largest pension funds is raising a second, larger round of funding to invest in Canadian technology startups, its chief executive said on Thursday. OMERS Ventures has already secured some funding from its parent, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System, for the second round and has invested some of it, but is now negotiating for more funding from outside sources, CEO John Ruffolo told Reuters on the sidelines of a technology conference. "It will be a very large fund. It will be larger than our first fund, which was C$200 million (US$183 million)," he said.
2 min read · 17 January 2014
Offering a twist on the learn-from-anywhere convenience of Internet classes, a new university is asking freshmen to take a leap of faith.
4 min read · 17 January 2014
Probitas study finds that limited partners remain unenthusiastic about the asset class
1 min read · 17 January 2014
