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Climate-focused venture funds raised a combined $6.9 billion as of August 6, up from $5.2 billion for all of 2023, according to Venture Capital Journal research.

The pension system has committed a combined $167m to six venture funds this year, up from a single $30m VC commitment in 2023.

If Q2's pace continues through the rest of the year, the full-year total could come in at around $120bn, matching the 2023 total.

A difficult environment for private equity dealmaking could lift in the second half of the year as the outlook for business performance improves and macro uncertainties clear, says Jesse Feldman of Battery Ventures.

In part 11 of his series on venture debt, Zack Ellison from Applied Real Intelligence explores the critical importance of evaluating leadership teams when lending to early-stage, high-growth companies.

'I don't know where that number will end up – my guess is it'll be lower than the 20% we've done,' Marcus Frampton says, referring to the venture allocation within the overall PE allocation.

Wiz’s success could incentivize more cybersecurity start-ups to focus on addressing AI risks, which could help reduce companies’ trepidation about fully integrating AI into their workflows.

Better understanding the costs to integrate cybersecurity solutions into clients’ operations will enable VCs to improve the chances of portfolio companies capturing more market share, says Justin Somaini, YL Ventures' newest partner.

The venture capital firm invests in pre-Series A technology companies in the agriculture and food supply chain.