Marina Temkin
Alpha Edison, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, is raising a second $250 million fund, according to a filing with the SEC. First raise was not reported.
S Capital is seeking $50 million for an Israeli venture opportunity fund, according to a document with the SEC. The filing lists Haim Sadger, a partner with Sequoia Capital Israel and S Capital. Sequoia is an LP in S Capital, according to a source. CORRECTION: The above headline and post were corrected to reflect that Sequoia is not […]
Point72 Ventures is a venture firm formed in 2016, as an independent arm of Point72 Asset Management, a hedge fund ran by billionaire Steve Cohen. His previous firm, SAC Capital, was converted into Point72 as Cohen’s family investment office in 2014, following insider trading allegations and a settlement with the regulators. Although Point72’s hedge fund […]
SoftBank shook up the venture industry when it introduced its $100 billion Vision Fund two years ago. Now that most of that capital has been deployed, the Japanese conglomerate said that it is raising a second Vision Fund targeting approximately the same fund size. The Wall Street Journal reported that several of the key Vision […]
Ray Lane, founder of GreatPoint Ventures and partner emeritus at Kleiner Perkins, does not believe in venture investment at scale. He aims to work as closely as possible with the founders of his portfolio companies, offering strategic and operational help along the way, Lane told VCJ. “All my CEOs would say, ‘of all my board members, […]
Many large corporations are getting in the venture game to discover and participate in the growth of the latest technologies in their industries. The latest corporation to double down on its venture capital investments is Northwestern Mutual. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based insurance company announced that it allocated $150 million towards a second corporate venture fund. This […]
EcoR1 Capital, a San Francisco, California-based biotech focused firm, is raising a venture opportunities fund, according to the filing with the SEC. The fund target amount is not specified on the document.
AllegisCyber raised $199 million towards a second Cyber Innovation Partners fund, according to a filing with the SEC. The target amount for the fund is not specified and 110 investors have committed to the fund. The San Francisco-based firm listed Managing Partner Spencer Tall on the filing.
Kitchen Fund, a New York-based venture firm focused on funding emerging restaurants, is raising a second fund for an indefinite amount, according to a filing with the SEC.
Kitchen Fund, a New York-based venture firm focused on funding emerging restaurants, is raising a second fund for an indefinite amount, according to a filing with the SEC.