Mark Boslet
SentiLink said it raised $14 million of Series A capital in a deal led by Andreessen Horowitz and joined by Nyca Partners, Goldcrest, Felicis Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Max Levchin and Zach Perret.
Global IPO markets tumbled in the first quarter, as expected, with activity in the United States and Europe hit particularly hard by trade and other uncertainties. Deal volume worldwide fell 41 percent from last year and proceeds were off 74 percent, according to a study from Ernst & Young and Dealogic. In the United States, […]
Presented here is performance data for Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada and its venture capital funds portfolio, vintages 2013 to 2015. The figures from the Nevada LP are current as of September 2018. An expanded spreadsheet with additional data is attached. To download the full version of the spreadsheet below with additional data, click here: Nevada PERS venture […]
South Park Commons has raised $52.2 million toward a maiden venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
Lydia Jett has been named a partner at the SoftBank Vision Fund, according to an article on Bloomberg.
Moonrise Capital has raised $105.7 million toward a China-focused venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC.
Venture capitalists kept a quick pace to their activity in the first quarter, with U.S. investments already above $22 billion and funds bringing in nearly $12 billion of new capital. However, the momentum is in significant measure thanks to SoftBank. The investments and fundraising totals are more or less on par with those of recent […]
Skedulo said it raised $28 million of Series B capital in a round led by M12 and joined by existing investors Blackbird and Costanoa Ventures.
BriteCo said it raised $2 million of seed capital in a round backed by investors including Brian Spaly, the founder of Trunk Club, and Jeff Taylor, the former chairman of Cole Taylor Bank.
Flagship Pioneering said it raised $824 million for a second special opportunities fund, an almost 3x increase over its initial fund. The capital will support the growth of companies emerging from its foundry, Flagship Labs. In conjunction with the new fund, called Flagship Pioneering Special Opportunities Fund II, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based firm said in a […]