Marina Temkin
VC historically hasn’t been much interested in food and beverage, but several aspects in recent years have drawn hundreds of millions of risk dollars including socially conscious healthy food. The category includes companies like plant-based protein maker Beyond Meat, which has filed for an IPO, and Impossible Foods, maker of the Impossible Burger. One of the larger venture firms with […]
500 Falcons, a Middle East and North Africa fund that’s part of the 500 Startups network, did a final close at an oversubscribed $33 million. The fund was targeting $30 million. The fund launched in 2017 with a $15 million first close, but 500 Startups has been active in the MENA region since 2012. 500 […]
Triangle Peak Partners, a Houston, Texas-based firm raised $128 million towards a $300 million third fund, according to a filing with the SEC. So far 15 LPs have invested in the fund. As a multi-strategy asset management firm, Triangle Peak focuses on venture capital investments in technology and growth equity investments in the energy industry. […]
Sierra Ventures, a San Mateo, California-based firm, is seeking $175 million for its 12th fund, according to a regulatory filing. First sale was not yet reported. Since its founding in 1982, the firm raised $1.9 billion across 11 flagship funds. Sierra Ventures closed its $170 million 11th fund in early 2016. The firm raised its […]
Founders Circle Capital, a San Francisco, CA firm that buys secondary deals in late-stage companies, is raising a second opportunities fund according to a document with the SEC. The total offering size listed on the filing is indefinite. First sale was not yet reported. The firm previously has raised $403 million across two funds. Founders […]
Alex Furman was 11 when he and his family escaped the crumbling Soviet Union in 1991. He went on to become a software engineer and in 2009 co-founded VC-backed Invitae, a genetic information company, which went public in 2015 and has a current market cap of $1.8 billion. Furman has company: PayPal, Google and WhatsApp were […]
Versant Ventures, a healthcare investment firm is raising $150 million towards its first opportunity fund, according to a regulatory filing. First sale was not reported. Since its founding in 1999, the firm has had over 70 successful exits. Versant has offices in the U.S., Canada and Europe and focuses on early and late-stage VC deals, […]
Magic Stone Alternative Capital, a Beijing, China-based venture firm, raised nearly $200 million out of the $250 million it is seeking towards its second fund, according to a filing with the SEC. The firm received commitments from 13 LPs.
Boston-based venture firm .406 Ventures, is seeking $250 million for its fourth fund, according to a filing with the SEC. The firm is also raising $100 million for its second opportunities fund, according to a separate regulatory filing. First sales were not reported. The firm closed its $217 million previous third fund in July 2015. In […]
Northern Light Venture Capital, a China-focused firm targeting early-stage companies, raised almost $450 million towards its fifth venture fund from 23 LPs, according to a regulatory filing. Additionally, the firm is raising about $35 million towards a fifth strategic fund, according to a separate filing with the SEC. Founded in 2005, the firm has offices […]