Firms & Funds

A $20m philanthropic gift from a longtime VC and his wife benefits a science center and aquarium Florida, which will be renamed in their honor.
Investors typically take board seats in companies they fund. Still, as the lack of diversity within boards of directors becomes highlighted, it is up to venture capital to lead the way and be more diverse themselves.
The multi-stage investor is the latest firm to roll out its ESG plans. Cathay's Matthieu van der Elst and Denis Barrier describe the importance of why Cathay has adopted an ESG approach to its investing practice.
Fundraiser
The Menlo Park, California-based asset manager has held a final close on separate funds for growth, venture and bio.
With the topic of VCs and racism in the news, Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital Partners addresses the question that is being posed: How do we explain the fact that only 1% of VC capital goes to Black founders?
Friday Letter
It’s that time of year again when everyone returns to the office and checks a full inbox to catch up on emails. Here's what you may have missed as we wound down the year.
The firm adds five new partners across its venture and partner groups.
Satisfaction with pay is particularly low among those in accounting and controller roles.
For the third year in a row, we reached out to readers and others to find out who are the rising stars of venture capital. It was no small task, but here is a list of 40 professionals under 40 who are destined to shape VC.
Top 10
It was a busy year of fundraising amid a pandemic, but more than half of our top 10 stories from 2021 were people-centric, including our annual Rising Stars feature and a few people moves were in the mix, too.
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