AI

Seeing the impact of AI on the VC industry, Cheng was re-evaluating how to be most useful to founders as an investor and liked Costanoa’s level of dedication to a smaller portfolio of start-ups.

The firm’s seventh fund may invest across a wide range of secondaries strategies.

By opening an office in Japan, the US VC firm plans to expand its relationships with Japanese corporates positioned to benefit from Japan's nation space agency's commitment of $6.7bn to a 10-year space fund.

The storied venture firm raised $1bn for an early-stage fund and $2.5bn for growth funds, which are betting heavily on AI.

Limited partners in the Canadian firm's debut fund that have re-upped in Fund II include Government of Quebec through Investissement Québec; BDC Capital; Fonds québécois d'amorçage de Teralys (financed by La Caisse, formerly CDPQ) and Capital régional et coopératif Desjardins.

Founded by Khosla Ventures veteran Sandhya Venkatachalam, the new seed-stage firm is backing AI companies that target the 'capacity crunch' to democratize access to critical services.

John McBride of Norton Rose Fulbright explains how he helped venture firm Decasonic seek patent protection for an agentic AI platform.

Jeff Becker explains why Antler's US fund has more than doubled the size of its commitments, how AI is driving up start-up costs, and what it takes to be successful at the earliest stage of investing.

What if you could get exposure to a hot AI company and be able to get quarterly liquidity if you desire? ABS, ARK and Liberty Street say they have the answer.

Limited partners in the firm’s prior funds include Passport Foundation and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance.