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Revere Partners announced what it described as the "first and only venture capital fund exclusively focused on oral health."

Bank of America has committed to the debut fund from Coyote Ventures, which focuses on early-stage women’s health and wellness startups.

The fund's limited partners include institutional investment firms as well as technology and life science industry leaders.

Scale Venture Partners, an enterprise software investor, raised $900m for Fund VIII.

BVP Forge aims to commit $30m to $125m per deal across majority and significant minority stakes in software and tech-enabled services companies.

A new report shows that the US has created net new unicorns at a rate of 52 percent year-over-year over the past five years, or half the rate of Europe.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has conducted examinations of managers focused solely on their ESG policies and procedures, says one person with knowledge of an exam.

Company founders are keen to engage on social issues, such as hiring and retaining more women and people of color, say panelists at PEI's Responsible Investment Forum.

The venture firm was launched 10 years ago by Adam Draper and Brayton Williams.