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The fund is anchored by the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, while its other LPs include Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins, Fonds québécois d'amorçage Teralys and TD Innovation Partners.

The New York fund, founded last year by Ashley Bittner, focuses on early-stage investments in workforce, care and education.

The fund's LPs include the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO, Ford Foundation, MetLife and Mastercard.

With new OCIO Cynosure Group at the helm, the university's foundation will be adding venture managers they can rely on 'to make the right call,' instead of chasing particular verticals.

The board's investment adviser is recommending that it invest up to $175m to Menlo Ventures XVII and up to $225m to Menlo Inflection IV.

LPs in Atlas's earlier funds include New York State Teamsters Conference Pension and Retirement Fund, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Rutgers University.

The early-stage healthcare investor spun out of medical insurance provider Commonwealth Care Alliance earlier this year.

The venture firm founded by GV founder and former CEO Bill Maris has held a first close on $413.5m for its sixth flagship fund.

From cheaper back-up satellites and new manufacturing systems to vehicles that allow for development of drugs and other materials in microgravity environments, defense tech companies are attracting more attention from VCs.

Carrie Rich started her non-profit in 2011 and only later realized it gave her access to a unique pipeline of social impact-focused entrepreneurs.