Lawrence Aragon
Public markets are signaling they’re skeptical about AI valuations. Should Anthropic backers be worried?
Ohio's $23.4bn public school employees' pension is the latest LP to invest in the fund, committing $50m.
Our H1 Fundraising Report shows fundraising totals stabilizing, but the number of funds continuing to decline.
Fundraising stabilized in the first half of this year, with VC firms worldwide collecting $45.2bn, the same amount they raised in H1 2025. But fundraisers are by no means out of the woods.
LPs in €566m EQT Ventures I included HarbourVest, which led the new CV, as well as AP Fonden 4, Danica Pension, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Investor AB, Danish Export and Investment Fund, European Investment Fund and Tesi.
The acquisition of Cursor for $60bn will generate a massive return for at least one small VC, but the biggest winners will be large firms that have dominated fundraising.
Lindy Fishburne, managing partner of Breakout Ventures, talks about the benefits of an anthropology degree, her biggest worry about AI, optimal vacation and more.
The world’s 50 largest venture capital fundraisers raised about $220bn for the five-year period ended December 31, 2025, up 8% from our previous ranking.
Menlo has doubled the size of its co-investment vehicle designed to give LPs exposure to Anthropic and other AI companies, a source tells VCJ.
CIO Leandros Kalisperas outlines plans for a fivefold increase in the development bank’s investment pace.