Kaitlyn Landgraf Bartley
Polychain Ventures is raising a venture fund of indefinite size, according to a regulatory filing. The San Francisco-based firm is managed by Olaf Carlson-Wee, who manages the hedge fund Polychain Capital, which invests in blockchain technology assets. Polychain Ventures does not yet appear to have a website. The filing lists no investors.
Boulder-based venture firm and accelerator Canopy is raising a $50 million growth-stage fund targeting companies working in the legal cannabis industry. Canopy Ventures I will invest in companies working in the cannabis supply chain, including agtech, retail tech, blockchain software, robotics and biotech. “Many of our investments, if you took away the world “cannabis,” would […]
Blockchain Capital has added bitcoin software developer Jimmy Song as a venture partner. In his new role, Song, 41, will serve as a liaison between the venture firm and the blockchain developer community, support the firm’s investment research, and lead upcoming programs to foster blockchain innovation, a news release says. “After talking to the Blockchain […]
Thayer Ventures Managing Director Mark Farrell has been chosen to serve as the interim mayor of the city of San Francisco until the next election scheduled for June.
Farrell is a member of the city’s board of supervisors. He was voted into the role of caretaker mayor on January 23, 2018 when the board voted down its president London Breed, who had become acting mayor after Ed Lee’s sudden death in December. Breed is running for mayor in the June election, while Farrell is not.
Joyance Partners has an investment thesis more abstract than that of most early-stage venture firms. Instead of focusing on companies within a particular industry or sector, Joyance invests in companies that produce human pleasure. That includes technologies that leverage genetics, neuroscience, augmented reality, and personalized pharmaceutical chemistry to create experiences similar to those produced by […]
Bios Partners in Fort Worth, Texas, has filed to raise a $50 million second fund, according to a regulatory filing. The filing for Bios Fund II NT lists Leslie Kries, Jr. and Aaron Fletcher as managing partners.
Accomplice has raised the $205 million it targeted for its second fund, according to a regulatory filing. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based early-stage venture firm invests in technology startup companies, including AngelList, DraftKings, Moo and CoinList, according to its website.
Catapult Ventures is raising a $50 million maiden fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm does not yet appear to have a website and is led by Darren Liccardo and Rouzbeh Jazayeri.
A proposed bill intended to update the procedures of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has raised concerns from the National Venture Capital Association, which argues the legislation is ambiguous in regard to requirements for venture firms with foreign LPs. The NVCA also said it could damage the U.S. venture sector’s […]
Brian Thorne has joined New York-based growth equity and venture firm Silas Capital as a partner ahead of a new fund raise this year, according to a press release. The firm invests in consumer brands, and is led by Carter Weiss and Frank Lin.