Alastair Goldfisher
Ruffolo, who left the venture arm of the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System in late 2018, was reportedly launching a new private equity firm called Maverix Private Equity.
International investor opens office in Toronto and announces hires and promotions for its Montreal and Toronto offices.
Six venture-focused LPs gathered for a virtual roundtable and shared their comments on various topics. The result is that we learned how equally enthusiastic about venture they are.
It pays to have a network of connections and a track record. Otherwise, getting those LP commitments in a virtual world is next to impossible for emerging managers.
IVP announced Army Tunjaicon has joined the team as an investor. He previously was with Qatalyst Partners.
In widening the definition beyond the one's financial net worth, the SEC takes another step to permitting retail investors into the private funds market and increasing access to venture in particular. ICOs might also become more accessible to the general public.
Restream, a provider of live streaming solutions, raises $50m, led by Sapphire Ventures and Insight Partners. Paul Levine and Teddie Wardi have joined the board.
GRID in Iceland has raised $12 million in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates. Existing investors BlueYard Capital, Slack Fund, Acequia Capital and other strategic partners also participated.
San Francisco-based FTW Ventures, founded by Brian Frank, has raised its inaugural fund to invest in the foodtech space.
Growth-stage venture firm 137 Ventures in San Francisco promoted James Pardee to senior associate and Ali Smith to associate.