AltAssets

JANUARY 28, 2025

Early-stage life science investor Red Tree Venture Capital has picked up at least $133m towards its sophomore fund, targeting innovations coming out of West Coast academic and research institutions.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Zurich-based venture capital firm Founderful has hit a $140m final close for its oversubscribed second fund, nine months after rebranding from Wingman Ventures.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 3, 2025

Their entry adds new momentum to an already competitive process involving several major private equity and venture capital firms. Blackstone is in discussions to join ByteDances existing non-Chinese investors, including Susquehanna International Group and General Atlantic, to help fund a potential bid. Can`t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

MAY 1, 2024

Despite these challenges, my adventure in creating a line of travel-inspired diaper bags taught me valuable lessons about securing funding, navigating various options, and the importance of persistence. Moreover, only 42% have their financing needs met, emphasizing a significant gap in financial services for these businesses.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Saudi Venture Capital (SVC) has committed over SR1.5bn ($400m) to the Jadwa GCC Private Equity Fund 1, which will invest in a diversified, cross-sectorial set of high-potential private equity opportunities across Saudi Arabia and the GCC.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Dutch venture capital investor 4impact Capital has closed its second fund on €68m to target digital and sustainability ventures in north-western Europe. The post Dutch VC 4impact eyes digital, sustainability dealmaking with €68m Fund II appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

PARTNER CONTENT The landscape of venture capital deal sourcing has evolved significantly over the past few years. This shift means that the competition for high-quality deals is intense, while the urgency to deploy capital remains high. Gone are the days of rapid-fire deals and a “growth-at-all-costs” mentality.

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A Wealth of Common Sense

JANUARY 6, 2025

Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by The Cashmere Fund: See here for more information on accessing Venture Capital with the Cashmere Fund On today’s show, we discuss: Celebrity connections within Venture Capital Utilizing networks for private investments How Cashmere was able to bring this to retail investors The tech stack needed (..)

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 3, 2025

The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association has called for ongoing dialogue to resolve technical challenges in the legislation.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 2, 2025

Veteran venture capital major Accel has cut the size of its flagship growth capital investment vehicles "by design" in raising $1.35bn for its seventh fund in the strategy - down more than 23% on its $1.75bn predecessor.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Early-stage VC investor Patron has raised a $100m sophomore fund targeting the next generation of consumer startups. The post Ex-Riot Games pair pick up $100m for second Patron venture capital fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Italy’s Scientifica Venture Capital has launched a 200m fundraise targeting start-ups and projects in future computing, smart materials, advanced industry and environmental technologies.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 16, 2025

for its seventh fund, which will continue its strategy of targeting smaller, more complex purchases of later-stage venture capital and growth assets. Secondaries investor VCFA has picked up $122.5m The post VCFA seals $122.5m

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A muted exit market, volatility within the tech sector and geopolitical uncertainty are weighing heavily on venture capital fundraising, with annual capital raised and closure rates continuing their decline from 2021's high, new data from PitchBook shows.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 5, 2025

Graid Technology, a Santa Clara, CA-based company which specializes in GPU-based RAID for NVMe storage performance, raised $30M in Series B funding. The company intends to use […] The post Graid Technology Raises $30M in Series B Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Insight Partners

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Scaling drug discovery and development with software Venture capital has played a crucial role in advancing drug discovery and development processes. Companies like Woebot Health and Wysa, both backed by venture capital, have become leaders in AI-powered mental health chatbots and digital therapeutics.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This investment highlights ongoing venture capital confidence in cybersecurity, even as artificial intelligence remains a dominant industry focus. Its last funding round in early 2024 valued the company at $3bn. Neither Island nor Coatue have commented on the latest funding round.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Pictet Alternative Advisors has announced the close of its first healthcare-focused thematic private equity fund at $320m – exceeding its target size of $300m. The fund was launched in 2022 and is managed by Yann Mauron, David Braga Malta and Chiara Brambillasca.

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FinSMEs

JANUARY 28, 2025

Lutris Pharma, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, raised $30M in funding. The round was led by Columbus Venture Partners andPontifax Venture Capital, with participation from an existing investor, with Peregrine Ventures and aMoon Fund.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 26, 2024

Morgan Private Bank 2024 Global Family Office Report found that rich families invest about 46% of their portfolios in "alternative assets," which the survey defines as hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real estate, and venture capital (VC) funds. But many venture-backed startups fail. But the J.P.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 13, 2025

MicroTransponder, an Austin, TX-based medical device company, raised $65M in Series F funding. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations […] The post MicroTransponder Raises $65M in Series F Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 5, 2024

Cryptocurrency meme coins like Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) do not have a reputation for being the type of investment that serious institutional investors at banks and hedge funds would be interested in. In the context of a hedge fund, investment bank, or venture capital group, customers would be extremely happy to see gains on that scale.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 19, 2025

in Series B funding. The round was led by AP Ventures, with participation from new investors ALIAD (Air Liquide Venture Capital) and NOVA by Saint-Gobain, the venture arm of Saint-Gobain. The company intends to use the funds […] The post Noble Gas Systems Receives $4.2M

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Diversified alternatives investment major Adams Street Partners has raised more than $1.2bn for the final close of its latest venture capital investment programme. The post Adams Street hauls in over $1.2bn for new venture capital programme appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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FinSMEs

JANUARY 13, 2025

Saluda Medical, a Minneapolis, MN-based commercial-stage medical device company, raised $100M in funding. New investor Piper Heartland […] The post Saluda Medical Raises $100M in Funding appeared first on FinSMEs. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 3, 2025

In a new investment relationship for the pension fund, its independent investment committee committed up to $75m to the Blackstone Private Multi-Asset Credit Fund. NHRS has an existing relationship Top Tier.

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AltAssets

MARCH 12, 2025

Aligned Climate Capital has reached an $85m final close for its second venture capital fund, double the size of its debut vehicle. The post Aligned Climate Capital doubles debut fund total with $85m Fund II final close appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

Billionaires, venture capital firms, and some of the world's biggest tech companies have AI fever -- and one start-up in particular is attracting a lot of attention. There's little question that artificial intelligence (AI) has been on a hot streak over the past year or so, and that trend shows little signs of slowing.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 3, 2024

In particular, people with net worths of $1 million or higher tend to have more of their money in the following: Stocks/mutual funds Real estate Business interests Those in the $10,000 and $100,000 tiers invest in those, too, but not nearly as much. Take the professionally managed hedge funds available to wealthy investors.

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 11, 2025

In April 2024, The Sterling Group held an oversubscribed, above-target, and hard-cap close of its sixth fund, Sterling Group Partners VI LP , with $3.5 billion in capital. The firm operates across multiple asset classes, including credit, public equity, venture capital, and real estate, and manages total assets of $185 billion.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

Norton Rose Fulbrights global team of private equity and venture capital lawyers represent a broad client base including global equity investors and sponsors, management teams, and portfolio companies, as well as debt finance providers, on the range of private equity transactions.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In his new role, Roberts will oversee Australian Ethical’s Infrastructure Debt Fund, a renewable and infrastructure debt fund that finances key Australian projects in renewable energy, social infrastructure, and property projects with a social or environmental benefit.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 31, 2024

In addition to his venture capital focus, Catalano advises on corporate governance matters and has extensive experience drafting and negotiating third-party vendor agreements. Catalanos practice encompasses a broad range of transactions, including equity financing rounds, mergers and acquisitions, and complex commercial agreements.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The UK is to raise taxes on performance fees, or “carried interest,” for private equity fund managers from 28% to 32%, effective April 2025 — a smaller increase than many in the industry had anticipated, according to a report by Reuters.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 19, 2024

In 2022, Chipotle launched a venture capital fund. The fund had a $50 million pool for investing in start-up companies. According to the press releases, Chipotle's fund seeks to invest in "supply chain, agriculture, restaurant innovation, automation, and other areas that support Chipotle's mission."

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Venture capital firms are becoming increasingly optimistic about capital raising despite ongoing economic headwinds, new research from PitchBook and Web Summit shows. The post VC investors ‘cautiously optimistic’ on fundraising improvement as AI excitement continues appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 20, 2024

Private equity and venture capital firms typically have access to investments that are not available to everyday investors. Well, to put it simply, these funds raise capital from ultrahigh-net-worth individuals called accredited investors. What's in the fund? This where the Destiny Tech100 fund comes in.

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