The Indonesian firm seeks founders creating businesses geared towards local markets, including ideas that may not work outside of Indonesia, says founding partner Eddy Chan.
Women-led VC funds experienced a 25% drop in YoY fundraising through the end of November, a steeper fundraising drop than the overall venture industry.
The early backer of UiPath sees great promise in founding teams from Central and Eastern Europe who have grown more ambitious now that they see billion-dollar outcomes are achievable.
The emerging manager's strategy of investing in both VC funds and start-ups allows family offices to access the VC market through a single commitment, partner Daniel Sakovics tells Venture Capital Journal.
Fund II is 90% larger than Theory Ventures' debut fund, which secured a commitment from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America.
The firm has raised $2.2bn for a dedicated fund 10 months after being the lead investor in a GP-led process moving two companies out of German PE/VC firm LEA Partners' Fund I into a separate vehicle.
The New York City-based firm has promoted Galina Ozgur to general partner as she continues her work of supporting founders through H/L’s Daily Active Engagement strategy.
The firm is led by Jessica Owens, a former Kleiner Perkins partner, and Iana Dimkova, previously a director in the healthcare technology investing group of GE Ventures.
Socium Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Cox Enterprises, shares the vision behind its second $300m fund.
Focused on Switzerland's tech sector, Founderful saw strong demand for its sophomore fund, which was oversubscribed and 55% larger than its debut effort.