Kaitlyn Landgraf Bartley
Wave Capital has raised $53.2 million toward a $60 million maiden venture fund, according to a regulatory filing. The latest filing is an increase of the total offering amount for the fund, which was $35 million, according to a previous filing in February 2018.
Meritech Capital Partners has raised the full $630 million targeted for its sixth venture fund, according to a regulatory filing.
San Diego-based venture studio Analytics Ventures announced on May 30 it has launched Dynam.ai, which provides customized artificial intelligence solutions for companies. Dynam.ai is the ninth company to be launched by Analytics Ventures, which builds companies from inception to Series A, typically investing between $500,000 and $1 million before partnering with other venture firms to […]
As venture firms launch dedicated funds for crypto investments, more crypto exchanges and companies are launching their own venture funds. Binance, one of the world’s most active cryptocurrency exchanges, according to coinmarketcap.com, is the latest crypto company to move into venture investing. On May 31, the company announced that it is launching a $1 billion […]
Banks and trust companies are launching custody services for digital assets to attract institutional investors who are reluctant to invest in cryptocurrencies and tokens without more robust ways to safeguard their assets. The latest trust company to announce its custody service for digital assets is Cayman Islands-based Sterling Global Financial, which on May 30 announced […]
TVC Capital is targeting $180 million for a fourth venture fund, according to a regulatory filing.
Amaranthine Partners is targeting $50 million for a maiden venture fund, according to a regulatory filing.
U.S. venture funds deliver the world’s best returns, while Nordic countries and Benelux are high-risk-return LBO markets. That’s from private-equity-software provider eFront, in a report covering the all-time returns of around 4,000 funds globally from 1991 to the present. U.S.-based venture funds achieved an internal rate of return of 14.37 percent overall, compared with China’s […]
MTech Capital is targeting $150 million for a venture fund, according to a regulatory filing.
In an opaque regulatory landscape, blockchain startups that issue digital tokens rely on attorneys for guidance in an effort to avoid enforcement action for violation of securities laws. But the attorneys providing that guidance may themselves also feel the heat of enforcement action from regulators, securities and blockchain attorneys told VCJ. “Law firms have to be very careful. There’s […]