Marina Temkin
Upfront Ventures, a Santa Monica, California-based firm, is raising $250 million towards a third growth fund, according to a regulatory filing. First sale was not reported.
With venture capital fundraising and startup financing rounds at an all-time high, some practitioners are beginning to caution about a possible bubble formation in the asset class. Although current market conditions are only occasionally compared to those of the dot-com heyday, frothy valuations and a possibility of a nearing downturn are beginning to be discussed […]
Vertex Ventures, a Palo Alto, California-based firm, raised a $150 million second US venture fund, according to the regulatory filing. The firm is a global network of funds with teams in US, Israel, China, India and Southeast Asia.
Top Tier Capital Partners, a San Francisco, California-based fund of funds, is raising a $350 million ninth fund, according to a document with the SEC. The firm is also seeking $250 million towards a third velocity fund, per a separate regulatory statement. First sales were not reported.
XVC, a venture capital firm based in Beijing, China, is raising $265 million towards its second fund, according to a regulatory filing. First sale was not reported. The firm generally writes checks between $1.5 million and $15 million (or RMB equivalent).
Lumia Capital, a San Francisco, California-based expansion-stage venture firm, is raising a second fund, according to a filing with the SEC. First sale was not reported and fund target was not set. The firm invests in internet and software companies with a focus on SaaS, mobile, cloud computing, infrastructure, and big data. It typically writes checks […]
While many venture capitalists try to back companies with large addressable markets, Spark Capital has had success taking bets on startups with no existing or easily definable markets. In 2013, the Boston-based firm led a $16 million Series A round of Oculus, a maker of virtual reality headset. Back then, there was no virtual reality […]
500 Startups is on a mission to find and invest in the world’s most promising entrepreneurs. The firm also takes its renowned accelerator program abroad by partnering with international corporations and governments developing startup ecosystems in their countries. Earlier this year, Sbrebank, the largest bank in Russia and Eastern Europe, engaged 500 Startups to help […]
Camden Partners is raising $50 million for its second Camden Partners Nexus fund, according to a filing with the SEC. The Baltimore, Maryland-based firm’s venture strategy focuses on early-stage venture investments.
500 Startups, an accelerator and seed-stage venture fund, is seeking a second South Korea-focused fund, according to a regulatory filing. The document says that the funding amount is indefinite. The first South Korea fund, called Kimchi microfund, closed in 2015 with $15 million in committed capital. The fund was started by Tim Chae, who was […]