Touring Capital's new venture partners aim to help founders of AI-enabled B2B software companies find new and bigger customers.
VC funds are backing small module reactors, geothermal power and green hydrogen producers as the push for carbon-free computing gains momentum.
The flagship fund, targeting $12.5bn with a $15bn hard-cap, is expected to hold a final close in the early months of 2025, sources told Buyouts.
More data center operators are turning to liquid cooling systems to handle increased heat generated by higher-density data processing equipment.
A white paper from Bryan, Garnier & Co lays out a number of reasons for the drastic increase in direct secondaries deals done in H1 2024.
Part two of this five-part series looks at the challenges presented by the rapidly growing data center industry, which will require a host of new technologies – and substantial venture capital investment – to meet the demands of AI.
VXI Capital, founded by the former CTO of the Defense Intelligence Unit and former head of government partnerships at The Engine, is targeting $75m for its inaugural fund.
Climate-focused venture funds raised a combined $6.9 billion as of August 6, up from $5.2 billion for all of 2023, according to Venture Capital Journal research.
If Q2's pace continues through the rest of the year, the full-year total could come in at around $120bn, matching the 2023 total.
A difficult environment for private equity dealmaking could lift in the second half of the year as the outlook for business performance improves and macro uncertainties clear, says Jesse Feldman of Battery Ventures.