Lawrence Aragon
Notable companies that have filed to go public or have hired bankers include Airtable, Chime Financial, Hinge Health, MNTN and Turo.
The biggest winner in ServiceTitan's IPO was Iconiq Growth, whose 15.5 million shares were valued at $1.6bn on December 16.
XGEN Venture, a life sciences-focused venture capital firm based in Milan, Italy, has closed its inaugural fund at about €180mn.
Close to €500m was invested in Belgian tech start-ups in the first half of this year, according to a new report.
Li previously co-founded and was CEO of JW Therapeutics.
More than 60% of investors polled in our annual survey cited “geopolitical uncertainty” as the factor that would have the greatest impact on the performance of their private markets portfolio in 2025.
Our LP Perspectives 2025 Study finds investors are warming to venture capital after giving it the cold shoulder.
"It’s fair to say this fundraising was the smoothest, most efficient, and most oversubscribed fundraise we’ve had in the 20 years and 10 funds since I joined the firm," says partner Bruce Booth.
Fund II is 90% larger than Theory Ventures' debut fund, which secured a commitment from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
Distribution-starved investors hope to see IPOs next year from several high-profile venture-backed companies, including Cerebras, Chime Financial, Hinge Health, Klarna and ServiceTitan.