Alastair Goldfisher

Ivanhoé Cambridge becomes the first investor in Fifth Wall's Climate Tech Fund, which made its first publicly disclosed investment this month.

The noted robotics technologist will work with the Southern California firm as a venture partner.

Details are scant, but Allocate will focus on the intersection of GPs and LPs, helping to put fund managers in front of investors.

Non-profit organization Diversity VC launched the D&I certification in Europe last year. 500 Startups, Bessemer Venture Partners and OMERS Ventures are among the North American firms to receive it.

One year into the pandemic, OMERS Ventures releases its survey findings of how covid-19 has impacted their attitudes to investing. Suffice it to say that virtual meetings are likely to remain.

The fund, backed by existing and new LPs, gives the firm $1.5bn in total AUM. Partner Chris Arsenault says the firm came to market with the vehicle sooner than expected.

As it raises a $100m to back companies that include women in founding or executive roles, fund managing director Sharon Vosmek says 'Venture investors need to hold each other accountable for having more women in business.'

The Boston-based investor and entrepreneur joins True Ventures as a venture partner.

One year into the pandemic, GPs and LPs alike are looking ahead to a way of working that combines the best of what they learned about virtual working, coupled with an in-person touch.

D&I is a common talking point. A recent study by researchers at UC Berkeley aims to shed more light on the impact of gender and age when it comes to the performance of VC-backed start-ups.