Alastair Goldfisher

It's that time of the year again, when we look ahead and take a peak back at the news that shaped the VC community. Was it all pandemic-related? What else happened that was remarkable in 2020?

True Ventures is known for supporting its founders through its platform offerings, and that's how it helped them get through this year, according to founder Jon Callaghan.

Emergence recently promoted Saper to general partner and Carlotta Siniscalco to principal.

On January 20, a new administration will be sworn in, and this could impact many things of note for the VC community, carried tax and antitrust issues.

Emerging manager Better Tomorrow Ventures, founded by Sheel Mohnot and Jacob Gibson, has raised $75m to invest in fintech, beating its target.

Ajay Vashee, a onetime investor with NEA, will make growth-stage investments at IVP, with an initial focus on SaaS, collaboration software and subscription businesses.

The 11-year-old London-based firm is also closing in on its second opportunities fund to make later-stage investments in better-performing companies from its portfolio.

Norwest Venture Partners announced it has added Dave Zilberman, formerly of Comcast Ventures), as GP on its enterprise investment team.

This year's VCJ 50 is the first of many annual looks into the fundraising activities of the venture community. Now's your chance to tell us what you think next year will bring.

In this, the inaugural ranking of the 50 largest fundraisers for the past five years, the list offers up a few notable characteristics. Next year’s tabulation will be even more telling.