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Assets in Sequoia Capital Fund LP – including capital drawn down from LP commitments – grew 30 percent to $17.7 billion in the past year, according to a new regulatory filing.
Primary's secondary sale to StepStone and another reportedly in the works by Lightspeed Venture Partners could mean a big year ahead for VC secondaries.
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To generate liquidity for limited partners in its first fund, Primary Venture Partners has completed a $95 million secondary strip sale to StepStone Group, Venture Capital Journal has learned.
Global venture capital fundraising experienced a significant decline in 2023, but it was the fifth consecutive year when the total exceeded $100bn.
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Make sure AI dealmakers are getting a meaningful piece of a fund’s carried interest.
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Menlo Ventures' newest partner, Rama Sekhar, says 'it’s still too darn hard for [enterprise] companies to deploy AI.'
This fundraising brings the venture firm's total assets under management to $148 million.
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Distributions are key to an improved fundraising market. 'DPI tells the story,' says QED co-founder and chief investment officer Frank Rotman.
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HATCo and Summa Health anticipate finalizing a definitive agreement in the next several months.
Photo of the investment team for Vintage Investment Partner's Growth IV.
Vintage Investment Partners, which is an investor in funds from Accel, a16z and General Catalyst, closed its fourth growth-stage fund at $200m, bringing its AUM to $4bn.
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