Mark Boslet
Venture capitalists raised $12.8 billion for 141 funds in Q1, notching a fourth straight quarter of strong fundraising in the United States. The first quarter saw major new funds from Technology Crossover Ventures, Flagship Pioneering, Accel Partners, Eclipse Ventures, Menlo Ventures and MPM Capital. It also saw enthusiasm for the asset class remain at a […]
Dick Kramlich's Green Bay Ventures has raised $51.9 million toward a second venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
Data Collective has set out to raise a $575 million fifth venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
Big rounds continued to drive venture capital investing in the first quarter, even as late-stage deal sizes plateaued and private equity firms showed a slowing interest in the asset class. Overall, venture capital investment maintained a strong pace in the period, falling only modestly from an unusually large fourth quarter, according to PitchBook and the […]
Venture capitalists appeared to pull back in the first quarter, following the largest funding quarter in U.S. history. But the slowing was only slightly off as big rounds continued to steer money to top-name private companies. The quarterly total starts the year off with a relative bang. Large rounds for We Company, Flexport, Nuro, Aurora […]
Andreessen Horowitz announced that it has filed to register the firm as an investment adviser, rather than simply a venture capital outfit, in an effort to expand its flexibility with cryptocurrencies. The news was first disclosed in an article on Tuesday in Forbes and confirmed Wednesday in a tweet from General Partner Jeff Jordan. The […]
Hyde Park Venture Partners has set out to raise a third venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
Leah Busque joined Fuel Capital in 2017, fresh off her success as founder and CEO of TaskRabbit. In her role as a general partner, she invests in consumer technology, including marketplaces. She’s also a keen supporter of greater gender diversity in the venture capital ecosystem. About 30 percent of deals at Fuel are focused on […]
Uber put its money where its perceived opportunities were in late March when it agreed to pay $3.1 billion for Middle Eastern ride hailing service Careem. But here in the United States, M&A activity involving venture-backed startups softened in the first quarter, as market volatility in the fourth quarter left a pall of concern over […]
TriNetX said it acquired Custodix, a provider of services for clinical trial design, patient feasibility and more. The financial details of the transaction were not released.