David Bogoslaw

The VC firm hopes to incentivize operators who do not have a fully baked idea but are eager to collaborate with former colleagues to form cohesive teams.

One of the two asset managers to which California Public Employees’ Retirement System allocated a combined $1 billion this week to expand diversity in alternative investment management said venture capital will be a key component of the inaugural fund it is launching with the pension fund’s capital.

Spooked by FTX, more VC firms will bolster their due diligence efforts before investing and insist on increased risk oversight at portfolio companies.

Providing value-add services to founders has become a key differentiator in an increasingly crowded venture market.

As a more mature VC industry is making more VC funds look like private equity, wiggin(x) is designed to help less experienced founders who are often taking their first steps into the venture space.

New Atomico report finds 8 in 10 European entrepreneurs say fundraising is harder this year. However, 45% say they are more confident in Europe’s ability to build global tech leaders than they were 12 months ago.

A new accelerator program from CEMEX Ventures is the latest in a growing number of projects rolled out by corporate venture funds in recent years to provide established industrial players with an inside track on evolving technologies.

The New York- and San Francisco-based firm raised $194.5m for its fourth flagship fund and another $153m for follow-on investments in its best-performing portfolio companies. 645 co-founders Aaron Holiday and Nnamdi Okike explain their strategy and share insights about the firm's value-added services.

The Swedish firm has invested in 15 companies – two of which have had exits – that are led by women or immigrants or are located outside the Stockholm area.

A new program founded by Clara Wu Tsai’s Social Justice Fund, with support from Visible Hands and Blue Pool Capital, will provide capital and mentoring to underrepresented entrepreneurs.