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 for first full fundraise since death of founder Dayton Carr appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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JANUARY 6, 2025

million shares at a price of $21 each, essentially raising $700 million from the likes of Nvidia and venture capital (VC) firm Accel. Following its listing, Nebius announced a private placement on Dec. Per the transaction details, the company issued 33.3 Image source: Getty Images.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Venture capital-stage dealmaking in the adrenalised AI sector has forged some titanic valuations in the sector - but that flurry of capital is not necessarily trickling its way down to other startups, new research shows.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 15, 2025

read more Private equity deal value surges to $639bn in 2024, amid rising valuations Global private equity and venture capital deal activity saw a 24.7% Read more IFM Investors acquires 49% stake in Splend to drive rideshare growth IFM Investors has acquired a 49% stake in Splend, a $200m startup providing vehicle financing.

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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

JANUARY 13, 2025

Venture capital major Andreessen Horowitz's Bio + Health unit has launched what is says is a "first-of-its-kind" fund to fuel broader innovation in human health in partnership with Eli Lilly.

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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.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

Davidson note was written under its new "DaVinci" initiative whereby the firm uses a venture capital approach to price targets, emphasizing technology over financials and noting these stocks are far more "speculative" than the other stocks the firm covers. After all, even the D.A.

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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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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This investment highlights ongoing venture capital confidence in cybersecurity, even as artificial intelligence remains a dominant industry focus. In 2024, cybersecurity startups raised $9.5bnan almost 10% increase from the previous year, according to data from Pinpoint Search Group.

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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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AltAssets

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Dimension Capital, a two-year-old venture capital firm targeting the intersection of software and biotech, has reportedly raised $500m for its oversubscribed sophomore fund.

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JULY 8, 2024

Here, we'll explore three practical ways to secure that crucial start-up capital. Venture capital: The big-league booster Venture capital (VC) isn't just for tech giants and Silicon Valley startups. It's a viable option for various businesses with high growth potential.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Baird Capital, the global private equity and venture capital arm of Baird, has appointed Daina Spedding as a Director with the firm’s Global Private Equity team based in London to focus on sourcing and driving PE investments globally.

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 6, 2025

” Clover Capital makes control investments in profitable food and beverage manufacturing companies with annual revenues of up to $100 million. Through its venture capital affiliate, Clover Vitality , the firm also invests in high-growth startup food and beverage companies.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

NIIF CEO Sanjiv Aggarwal outlined the fund’s strategy at a venture capital event in Mumbai, stating that it will focus on performing credit to capitalise on the increasing investor demand for high-yield debt. The move comes as India’s private credit market gains traction, with over $1bn already raised this year.

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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 Professional

MARCH 11, 2025

Bain Capital was founded in 1984 and invests in companies across the healthcare, consumer/retail, financial and business services, industrials, and technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. Bain Capital has approximately 320 investment professionals and maintains offices globally.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 3, 2025

An additional $25m commitment, meanwhile, was approved to Top Tier Venture Velocity Fund 5, an investment vehicle managed by Top Tier Capital Partners, which invests in venture capital firms. NHRS has an existing relationship Top Tier. of NHRSs total assets, valued at $12.6bn.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Michael Moore, CEO of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA), welcomed the government’s measured approach, saying it reflects “the value of the private capital industry.”

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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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JUNE 3, 2024

They avoid hedge funds, venture capital, and private equity There's a misconception that millionaires get access to better investments than everybody else. A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that only 10% of millionaires invest in hedge funds, venture capital, or private equity.

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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

Roberts will also manage Australian Ethical’s existing private markets portfolio across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, private credit, and venture capital, and explore additional private markets product solutions catering to wholesale and institutional clients.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Meanwhile, US private equity and venture capital deal volumes reached $423 billion in 2024 through November, nearing 2023s full-year total of $440 billion, according to Preqin. Lower borrowing costs are set to ease the challenges that have hindered large transactions in recent years.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 1, 2024

Look for venture capital and angel investors Venture capital (VC) and angel investors represent critical funding sources for businesses with high growth potential across various sectors, not limited to technology.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 5, 2025

The round was led by HH-CTBC Partnership, alongside Yuanta Ventures with participation from Delta Electronics Capital, Harbinger Venture Capital, and returning investors from its 2022 Series A round.

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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

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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OCTOBER 4, 2024

The CIA's venture capital arm was the only early outside investor (besides Thiel's own venture capital firm). Image source: Getty Images. A big name in big data Palantir got its start by offering big data analytics to government agencies.

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

In 2022, Chipotle launched a venture capital fund. However, this is the first investment in a restaurant chain from its venture capital fund. One of the top restaurant companies in the world is Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) , and it just invested in this small Cava rival. What's Chipotle doing?

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 27, 2023

Class B shares hold the vast majority of voting rights for SentinelOne, which leaves the two venture capital firms that own most of those B shares, Insight Partners and Redpoint Ventures, with 48% and 23% of total voting power, respectively.

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PE Hub

MAY 31, 2023

Both will support capital raising across the firm’s four investment strategies, which include private equity, venture capital, structured solutions and aerospace leasing. The post AEI taps Hickey as managing director and Appleman as VP appeared first on PE Hub.

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FinSMEs

MARCH 13, 2025

The round was led by US Venture Partners (USVP) and the syndicate of current investors, Osage University Partners, Action Potential Venture Capital, GPG Ventures, The Vertical Group and Exceller Hunt Ventures, as well as two new investors, Gilde Healthcare and Longitude Capital.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It specializes in venture debt, making high-yield loans to companies that have previously raised outside funding from venture capital or private equity. Over time, it becomes less appealing for founders to consistently raise capital from venture capital (VC) firms. But I don't quite see it that way.

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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. The last point to note is the management fee associated with the Destiny Tech100 fund.

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MARCH 6, 2024

A start-up called Figure AI raised $675 million of fresh venture capital (VC) funds at a sizzling valuation of $2.6 The company's investor roster includes Microsoft , Nvidia , Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Cathie Wood 's Ark Invest, Intel Capital, and OpenAI. Even more impressive?

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