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.
In this podcast, Amadeus Capital Partners' chief executive, who is known as the godmother of European venture capital, speaks with PEI's Adam Le about what the AI boom means for investors and more.
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.
While some software businesses are poised to become stronger on the back of a wave of AI innovation, there will be others that suffer or become obsolete, says managing director Jeff Keay.
Family offices are becoming catalytic capital providers via direct investments, co-investments and thematic platforms, writes Steven Thayer of Ice Miller.
The three venture firms were the first investors in the AI chip company, which raised a $27m Series A round in 2016.
Tech companies with additional strengths such as a deep grasp of end-markets are more resilient to AI disintermediation, says the Battery partner.
AI-driven tech disruptions have raised questions over the sustainability of the recent pricing recovery in venture secondaries.
Theseus Capital Partners, D3 Venture Capital, Green Flag Ventures, R-G AI and Radius Capital Ventures own combined shares worth $177m following IPO of the drone software developer.
Speculation about mega-sized AI IPOs has growing numbers of VC-backed companies also queueing up to go public, while increasing demand for scale and strategic growth is expected to be a key factor in M&A activity.