Marina Temkin
Zeev Ventures, a Palo Alto, California-based firm, is raising a fifth venture-capital fund, according to a filing with the SEC. The filing does not list a target for the fund. Oren Zeev is the sole investor at the firm and is known for his backing of Chegg and Houzz.
OCA Ventures, a Chicago-based early-stage firm is seeking $125 million towards a fourth fund, according to a filing with the SEC. First raise was not reported. The firm invests primarily in technology and highly-scalable service industries. OCA ventures raised its $100 million third fund in 2014.
While the IPOs of Uber, Beyond Meat and Lyft dominate VC chatter in recent weeks, the majority of venture exits are still realized through a sale to a strategic acquirer or a financial sponsor. The terms of those deals are often not disclosed, but SRS Acquiom, a provider of M&A closing services, released a study […]
Rocketship.vc, a Los Altos, California-based firm that uses data science and machine learning to make investment decisions, is raising a $120 million second fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm’s first $40 million fund closed in January 2016. Founders Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman are listed on the filing.
Rocketship.vc, a Los Altos, California-based firm that uses data science and machine learning to make investment decisions, is raising a $120 million second fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm’s first $40 million fund closed in January 2016. Founders Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman are listed on the filing.
Venture capital could be an elite asset class, which is typically available only to very large institutions and high-net worth individuals. OurCrowd, the most active venture investor in Israel, according to PitchBook, is trying to change this by doing something Founder and CEO Jon Medved is calling “democratic venture capital.” Medved, a veteran venture capitalist […]
U.S. Venture Partners, the Menlo Park, California-based firm, has raised almost $293 million towards a $350 million fund 12th fund, according to a regulatory filing. USVP increased the size of the fund by $50 million. The SEC filing from a year ago stated that the firm was seeking $300 million. General Partners Casey Tansey, Steve […]
StraightPath Venture Partners, a New York City-based boutique private equity firm that specializes in pre-IPO investing and startup venture capital, is raising two venture funds of $100 million each, according to regulatory filings. The firm’s LPs are typically private investment funds investing in a range of high-tech, high-growth sectors, such as cloud computing, software-as-a-service, social media, banking, and […]
Amplo Ventures, a global venture firm, is seeking $200 million towards a second fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm was founded by Sheel Tyle, who was previously a co-head of the seed practice at NEA. The firm’s portfolio includes Andela, an African technical talent placement startup and Robinhood, an online brokerage. According to the […]
Anthos Capital, a Santa Monica, California-based firm focused on growth-stage investments is seeking to raise $550 million towards its fourth fund, according to filing with the SEC. The firm’s previous fund of $300 million was closed in 2015. Anthos was founded in 2007 by former Goldman Sachs professionals.