Ryan Hibbison
As the M&A and IPO markets remain stalled, we are seeing a proliferation of secondaries firms eager to provide liquidity to both VC funds and start-up founders.
Backed by LPs including Swiss family office Infinitas Capital, Opportuna plans to target $30m once investors are satisfied with its initial five-company portfolio.
The New York City-based firm leverages its founders’ backgrounds to focus more on the builders of companies than the sectors they operate in.
LPs include the City of Fresno Retirement System, which has committed $20m.
How Alka Goel started one of the few women-led venture funds in India – and how she plans to maintain her momentum with her second fund.
'Our thesis is a long-term thesis: this generation of consumers growing up online are in college or already working, so it’s inevitable that our worldview comes true,' says co-founder Jason Yeh.
The early-stage investor closed on half of its sophomore vehicle just three months after holding a final close on its first fund.
Founded by a McKinsey & Co alum, Alkemi recently held a first close on about $50m for its sophomore fund, which is targeting $75m.
The founder of venture secondaries firm G Squared says its 'north star is a 2x DPI in a five-to-seven-year period'
An exclusive list of more than 160 women-led funds that launched fundraising or held a partial or full close since January 1, 2022.