Ryan Hibbison

Dart’s debut fund recently held a first close on just over $2m with support from former Goldman Sachs president Gary Cohn, Wingspan Capital co-Cio Andrew Eberhart and Fifth Third Bank chief economist Jeff Korzenik.

They make up just a small portion of the venture industry, but women who have managed to break into the business are thriving, judging by Venture Capital Journal's most popular stories this week.

The San Francisco-based firm has closed on $90m for Superset Capital II, which had a target of $100m.

Monarch Collective co-founder Jasmine Robinson says that growing viewership trends, NIL and interest from institutional investors led to the firm’s close on $100m for its debut fund.

LPs include “senior executives at BlackRock, Cooley, Google, senior healthcare and finance executives and prominent family office groups in the California area,” the firm says.

New Mexico State Investment Council CIO Robert 'Vince' Smith says the sovereign wealth fund is gaining access to top-tier venture funds in part because other LPs are overallocated.

The Houston-based firm has raised over $100m for its debut fund to invest in deep tech companies.

The longtime partner at Columbia Capital talks about his new book, the unique sculpture in his garden and how mission-based ventures can be profitable.

The solo female GP is targeting $25 million for her debut fund after managing two funds at Portfolia.

.406 Ventures closed its latest fund below target because, 'In this market there’s no rationality to go bang your head against a wall for another nine months,' says co-founder Liam Donohue.