Private Equity
In a sign of progress for the Japanese venture market, Japan’s $1.44trn Government Pension Investment Fund recently made its first disclosed commitment to a venture fund, Globis Capital Partners.
5 min read · 01 August 2022
The fund's investors include sovereign wealth funds, large insurance companies, internet companies, funds of funds and anchor investor Bertelsmann.
1 min read · 25 July 2022
The fund's target is $30 million.
2 min read · 25 July 2022
The venture firm closed Lightspeed Venture Partners XIV-A/B LP at $1.98 billion; Lightspeed Venture Partners Select V LP at $2.26 billion; and Lightspeed Opportunity Fund II LP at $2.36 billion. Separately, Lightspeed India Partners closed its fourth early stage fund at $500 million.
2 min read · 12 July 2022
Qiming Venture Partners Fund VIII raised $2.5 billion while the RMB Fund VII raised $700 million in its first close.
1 min read · 11 July 2022
Sequoia’s success runs counter to the overall fundraising trend for venture funds based in greater China (defined as China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), has been on the decline for the past few years.
2 min read · 05 July 2022
Our second annual list of women who are rising high in the venture capital industry was chosen from a group of 70 nominations.
10 min read · 01 July 2022
C3 VC Fund led the round.
1 min read · 30 June 2022
Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd, the largest homegrown alternatives player in India, plans to raise a venture capital fund and a fund of funds.
3 min read · 24 June 2022
The fund's general partners chipped in more than $62 million.
1 min read · 23 June 2022
