Rebecca Szkutak
The pension fund made re-up commitments to New Enterprise Associates and Defy.
The firm looks to invest in early-stage startups in Europe and in the U.S.
Healthcare AI funding in Q3 surpassed its previous record, which was set last quarter. Venture funding into healthcare AI startups topped $1.5 billion across 103 deals during the third quarter, according to a recent report from CB Insights on the state of the healthcare market. Healthcare AI deals in Q3 raked in more than double […]
In a push for self-driving cars, funding for autonomous vehicles is expected to nearly quadruple by 2030. In addition, the micromobility industry could double by 2025.
Tech investing in France slowed during the third quarter, but is still on track to outperform last year’s final results by $500 million. The French market saw $708 million invested across 164 deals during the third quarter, according to a report from CB Insights and La French Tech, an organization for French startups. This was a […]
The State Board of Administration of Florida continues its fund of funds-focused venture strategy with a re-up commitment. The Tallahassee, Florida-based government investment entity made a $100 million commitment to TrueBridge Capital Partners VI during the third quarter, according to a document from the organization. Fund VI launched in August with a target of $575 […]
The venture capital arm of Ontario Municipal Employees’ Retirement System, is currently investing out of its third vehicle, which closed on C$300m.
Private real estate investors who don’t embrace AI are at risk of falling behind their peers who do, Guy Zipori, the CEO of Skyline AI, said. Zipori told the audience at the PERE America conference this week in New York, hosted by PERE, an affiliate publication of Venture Capital Journal, that it is become increasingly […]
Insurtech investing this year has already exceeded last year as the steadily climbing industry registered $1.5 billion worth of deals during the third quarter worldwide. Year-to-date through Q3, investors have put $4.6 billion to work into 239 deals, which is already up 5 percent from all of 2018 when more than $3.95 billion was invested […]
Barneys New York, Forever 21, Payless ShoeSource. Those are just a few of the 18 national retailers that have filed for bankruptcy this year. A casual observer would be forgiven for thinking the retail industry is collapsing. But that is far from true. In fact, the industry is predicted to top its holiday sales growth […]