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New York-based Contour raises $81 mln for two funds

New York-based Contour Venture Partners, an investor in Datadog, OnDeck and Ticketfly, announced it has raised $81 million combined for two new funds. This includes $56 million for its third early-stage fund, which beat its $50 million target, and $25 million for its first opportunity fund.

1 min read · 16 March 2016

Fund performance: Late vintage venture portfolio generating mixed results for California investor

Funds from Column Group and OrbiMed are off to good starts, while those from Khosla and Cannann aren’t distinguishing themselves from the pack

2 min read · 15 March 2016

Vanedge leverages strong returns in C$104 mln first close of Fund II

Vancouver-based investor, which backs North American tech companies, expects a final close within the next 12 months

3 min read · 10 March 2016

Mucker raises $45 mln for new seed fund

Seed-focused Mucker Capital from Los Angeles has raised $45 million for a second institutional fund, which expects to make seven to nine seed deals a year in addition to 10 pre-seed investments through the firm’s MuckerLab accelerator.

1 min read · 09 March 2016

5 Qs with Dror Glass, founding managing partner, Israel Secondary Fund

With Israel Secondary Fund on the fundraising trail, Dror Glass says secondary funds continue to show preferred returns

3 min read · 08 March 2016

Analytics-driven Correlation raises more than $160 mln

San Diego-based Correlation Ventures, which uses analytics and other computer modeling technologies to determine investment strategies, has raised a combined $161.52 million, according to a pair of regulatory filings.

1 min read · 03 March 2016

Kensington Venture Fund closes above target

Toronto-based venture FoF also invests in Vanedge II

4 min read · 03 March 2016

Hangar Ventures gets back to the runway, finally takes flight

After some turbulence on the ground, Dallas-based, early-stage firm says it is moving forward

3 min read · 25 February 2016

Newly formed 1955 Capital notches $200 mln first close

A venture firm founded last fall by former Khosla Ventures Partner Andrew Chung will combine impact and financial investing with a planned $200 million fund

1 min read · 24 February 2016

500 Startups launches two new funds

500 Startups has announced the launch of two new funds, including a $25 million fintech fund and a $25 million vehicle focused on India.

1 min read · 23 February 2016

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