Alastair Goldfisher
Growth-equity investor Oak HC/FT announced it added Michael Vaughan as an Executive-in-Residence to help develop and advise new fintech businesses. Vaughan formerly was COO of Venmo, where he worked for eight years, leading the company with its Series A round in 2011 through acquisitions to Braintree and then to PayPal.
When Los Angeles-based seed-stage investor Fika Ventures wrapped up its debut fund two years ago, it was part of a recent surge of venture activity in the California Southland. In addition to Fika, such early-stage firms as Mucker Capital, Karlin Ventures, Crosscut Ventures, Double M Partners, Bonfire Ventures and most recently Beth Seidenberg‘s Westlake Village […]
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Salesforce Ventures announced a $125 million Europe Trailblazer Fund focused on enterprise cloud startups. This is the firm's fourth regional fund in the last 12 months, following launches in Canada, Japan and Australia most recently in March. In 2015, Salesforce Ventures introduced its first $100 million investment commitment in Europe and brought on Alex Kayyal as partner and head of Europe to lead the fund, which has since backed more than 50 startups in 13 European countries.
Exits are ticking up and it’s not just from unicorn IPOs. M&A also increased in April, thanks to the acquisition of Auris Health. Meanwhile, fundraising and deals rose in April, making the month a robust one for venture-related activities. The numbers below are based on preliminary data from Thomson Reuters. Fundraising (value up 20%) LPs […]
Redwood City, California-based Ivalua, a provider of global spend management cloud solutions, announced that it has raised $60 million in growth equity, valuing the company at more than $1 billion. Investors in the round include new investor Tiger Global Management and returning backer Ardian Growth.
Redwood City, California-based Ivalua, a provider of global spend management cloud solutions, announced that it has raised $60 million in growth equity, valuing the company at more than $1 billion. Investors in the round include new investor Tiger Global Management and returning backer Ardian Growth.
Generation Investment Management announced the close of its $1 billion Generation IM Sustainable Solutions Fund III. The fund, the firm's third, focuses on growth-stage businesses with well-established technology and commercial traction in three areas: planetary health, people health, and financial inclusion.
Pillar, the Boston early-stage investor co-founded by a number of CEOs, wrapped up its second fund at $100 million. The firm was founded in 2016 and backed 22 companies with its $57 million Fund I. It’s not unusual for firms to have tech execs as advisers or list other CEOs and founders on their websites to […]
Early-stage investor Defy Partners, which recently raised $262 million for its second fund, has tapped former Eventbrite exec Brian Rothenberg as a partner. He joins Co-Founders and Managing Directors Neil Sequeira and Trae Vassallo, who launched the firm in late 2017.