Private Equity

Emerging Managers

Understanding the Traction Gap

A Series B crunch may be upon us, and companies not focused on fundamentals are likely to have a difficult time raising subsequent rounds.

2 min read · 08 August 2016

Maiden Lane to raise a second fund

Maiden Lane has set out to raise a second fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

1 min read · 26 July 2016

500 Startups has first close on $15 mln Turkish fund: Update

500 Startups said it has closed on more than $6 million of the $15 million Turkish fund it announced last October.

1 min read · 22 July 2016

500 Startups to raise a second Latin American fund

500 Startups has begun raising a second Latin American seed fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

1 min read · 21 July 2016

Fund performance: Shifting fortunes in the early life of UTIMCO portfolio

IA Ventures and Foundry still lead UTIMCO portfolio, although Pinto, Cendana and Sante each made huge strides in latest report

2 min read · 21 July 2016

Bill Ford’s VC firm powers ahead with $100 mln second fund

Detroit-based Fontinalis Partners, which invests in transportation technologies, already has nearly two dozen companies in its portfolio

2 min read · 14 July 2016

Fontinalis raises $100 mln for second fund

Detroit-based Fontinalis Partners, which invests in transportation technologies, announced it has raised $100 million for its second fund. The firm, which also has an office in Boston, says it now manages $165 million in committed capital since it was founded in 2009 by Ralph Booth, Bill Ford (the great-grandson of Henry Ford), Chris Cheever, Chris Thomas and Mark Schulz.

1 min read · 13 July 2016

Fund performance: Emerging managers continue to outperform for UTIMCO

Union Square Ventures ranks as a top performer in UTIMCO's late-decade venture portfolio, thanks to its backing of LendingClub

2 min read · 12 July 2016

Venture fundraising maintains strong pace with $8.8 bln raised in Q2

Venture fundraising continued at a strong pace in the second quarter, with $8.8 billion raised by 67 funds, according to the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters.

1 min read · 11 July 2016

Fund performance: Venture returns hurt by valuation pullbacks

Union Square Ventures leads the UTIMCO portfolio by a wide margin, thanks to its bets in Etsy, Twitter and Zynga, among others

2 min read · 05 July 2016

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