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VC fund sizes spiked in first half, with less capital invested in startups: EY

Late-stage fundraising is driving fund size, as former IPO investors continue to show interest in earlier fundraising stages and write bigger checks

4 min read · 15 July 2022

Friday Letter: Market turmoil isn’t scaring this LP away from venture funds

Maryland State Retirement and Pension System is not slowing down and is 'still investing on plan' with its PE program, which invests in venture, buyouts and growth funds, says senior portfolio manager Dana Johns.

3 min read · 15 July 2022

Booz Allen Hamilton rolls out $100m corporate VC fund

Booz Allen Ventures will invest in early-stage companies in the sectors of defense, artificial intelligence/machine learning, cybersecurity and deep technology.

1 min read · 13 July 2022

VC-backed New Wave Foods appoints Wolf as CEO

The maker of plant-based seafood is backed by New Enterprise Associates, Evolution VC Partners, Sand Hill Angels and Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods Inc.

1 min read · 12 July 2022

Lightspeed pulls in more than $7bn across four funds

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

QED Investors appoints Christianson as IR head

In her new role, Courtney Christianson will be responsible for increasing the global scale of QED's investor relations function.

2 min read · 11 July 2022

Marlinspike is raising a debut VC and growth fund for defense tech

Firm expects to invest about 60 to 70 percent of its capital in Series A and B rounds, 20 to 25 percent in growth stage deals and the rest in seed stage investments, a source said.

2 min read · 11 July 2022

Connecticut's C2 Ventures wraps sophomore fund

C2 Venture Capital Partners II will invest in the seed rounds of B2B software and robotics companies.

2 min read · 08 July 2022

Agtech is booming, fueled by worries about food security

'Agriculture and food production is way behind other industries in terms of technology adoption, but disruption is now coming in fast,' says Alastair Cooper of ADM Capital.

5 min read · 08 July 2022

Silverton Partners raises $248m for Texas start-ups

Fund VII's limited partners include university endowments and foundations.

1 min read · 07 July 2022

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