U.S.-Focused Funds Qualcomm unveiled Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund, which will steer up to $100 million to startups working with artificial intelligence. The fund will emphasize technologies for autonomous cars, robotics and machine-learning platforms. Qualcomm Ventures made its first investment from the fund by participating in a Series A round for AnyVision. Autotech Ventures, is seeking $225 million for its […]
Qualcomm signaled a pick up of its investment activity in artificial intelligence by unveiling in November a $100 million fund focused on AI technology for edge devices. The fund has an investment horizon of three years or so and hopes to target startups taking advantage of the company’s Snapdragon processor. VCJ had the opportunity to […]
Below is performance data for the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System‘s vintage 2015 venture capital funds. The figures from the San Francisco LP are current as of December 2017. Investment multiples are calculated by VCJ. To download the full version of the spreadsheet below with additional data, click here: SFERS Venture Portfolio (2015) SFERS Venture Portfolio (2015) Fund […]
With 2018 shaping up as venture’s most robust fundraising year since the dot-com heyday, as the industry is nearing $50 billion in new commitments, there’s no shortage of stories of funds having successful raises. One of those firms is True Ventures, which in late October closed its sixth early-stage fund at $350 million and its third Select […]
In the years since Bill Davidow co-founded Mohr Davidow Ventures in 1983, venture capital has changed dramatically. A period of capital scarcity has turned into an era of capital abundance, and hundreds of millions of dollars pour into big rounds. Powerful new companies, such as Google and Facebook, define the Silicon Valley landscape and benefit […]
Agtech continues to be a big draw for venture investors this year, with $1.6 billion pumped into deals worldwide through October, and 2018 is on course for another record. Deal volume also appears as though it will be up this year, with 209 transactions, according to a market study by Finistere Ventures and PitchBook. Helping […]
Below is performance data for the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System‘s vintage 2014 venture capital funds. The figures from the San Francisco LP are current as of December 2017. Investment multiples are calculated by VCJ. To download the full version of the spreadsheet below with additional data, click here: SFERS venture capital portfolio (2014) SFERS venture capital portfolio […]
With IVP’s late-November investment in Deputy, the firm has invested in 15 companies in 2018. That ranks as a busy year for the late-stage investor. The firm backed 10 companies last year and eight in 2016. In addition, IVP, which last year raised $1.5 billion for its 16th and largest fund, reports that its portfolio […]
In-home fitness conjures images of broken-down BowFlex machines, long-abandoned NordicTrack rowers and embarrassing Zumba videos. But a growing number of startups are jumping on the opportunity to revolutionize the at-home workout, and in the process make the local gym a thing of the past. Peloton started the trend several years back with its high-tech indoor bike, […]
New Enterprise Associates has completed a roughly $1 billion secondary sale of 26 portfolio companies in a deal designed to bring early liquidity to limited partners in four of its funds. The transaction, done at a small discount, transferred the companies to NewView Capital, a firm managed by former NEA General Partner Ravi Viswanathan and […]