Lawrence Aragon
Investors include the Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund, which committed $60m, and the Development Bank of Japan, which committed an undisclosed amount.
Heyman is now co-managing partner of JPMorgan Growth Equity Partners, which closed on a $1bn fund last year.
Forbion Growth Opportunities III raised €1.2 billion and Forbion Ventures VII raised €890 million.
Venture funds raised a little less than $83bn in the first three quarters of this year, down from more than $95bn in the same period in 2023, according to exclusive research by Venture Capital Journal.
Activate Capital is seeking its third fund, while 27 other VC climate funds have already closed on a combined $7.1bn this year.
Investors include high-net-worth individuals, family offices and registered investment advisers.
Rosalind Bazany, Beezer Clarkson and Senofer Mendoza are among the women Venture Capital Journal chose to recognize on PEI Group's fourth annual Women of Influence in Private Markets list.
Wilder is the co-founder of hospitality company José Andrés Group and global non-profit World Central Kitchen.
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Banco de Sabadell and the European Investment Fund committed to the sophomore vehicle, which raised €180 million.