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The new initiative "will target at least 50 percent of investment going to female fund managers," the BBB says.

The $60bn fund and Roadrunner Venture Studios are pairing up with America’s Frontier Fund, Crosslink Capital, Khosla Ventures and others to build a robust VC ecosystem rooted in New Mexico.

Staff and consultants of the $5bn Silicon Valley pension are bullish about opportunities in a depressed VC marketplace.

Other investors in Lakestar's second growth fund include family offices Italmobiliare and KOEHLER Group, government-related investment organization PFR Ventures, Sidley Austin Master Pension Trust and the Grantham Foundation.

Limited partners include the government of Canada, which invested through BDC Capital, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), as well as high-net-worth individuals and family offices.

NMSIC is on track to commit nearly $300m combined to seven vintage-2023 VC funds, after investing $365m in 16 vintage-2022 funds.

'We brought in a lot of strategic people high up in their industries, and there’s actually quite a few VCs invested in our fund as well,' Peakview founder Erik Lasilla tells Venture Capital Journal.

Investing in climate involves working with emerging teams. CalSTRS portfolio manager Nick Abel explains how his team balances risk and return in the pension’s sustainable investments portfolio.

The Miami-based firm aims to bring more private clients into VC through its listed, tradable security.