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.406 Ventures Closes Fifth Core Fund, at $265M
Finsmes
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1y ago
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Boston-based venture capital firm 406 Ventures has closed its fifth core fund at $265 million. The fund received support from a range of investors, including university endowments, foundations, pension plans, and strategic investors. This latest fund will be used to back early-stage technology companies.
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Golden Ventures secures another $100M to invest in Canadaโs tech ecosystem
TechCrunch
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1y ago
Medial
Canada-based venture capital firm, Golden Ventures, has closed its fifth fund after raising over $100 million in capital commitments. The fund will focus on seed-stage founders across a range of technologies, including AI, climate, blockchain, and quantum. Golden Ventures, which has backed over 100 companies at the seed stage in the past 13 years, aims to make around 30 core investments with its latest fund. The firm has previously invested in successful ventures such as Wattpad and SkipTheDishes, and its fifth fund is financed by institutional limited partners and new partner Deloitte Ventures.
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Mercury Fund closes largest fund to invest in SaaS startups between the coasts
TechCrunch
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1y ago
Medial
Venture capital firm Mercury Fund has closed its fifth fund, raising $160 million in capital commitments, making it their largest fund to date. The firm focuses on investing in founders building transformational SaaS and data platforms in smaller technology markets outside of the coastal tech hubs. The fund had an initial target of $150 million and is backed by existing investors as well as new limited partners. Mercury Fund has already made seven investments from the fifth fund, with plans to make between 18 and 20 investments overall.
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Early-stage VC firm Prime Venture closes fifth fund at $100 million
Economic Times
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5m ago
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Prime Venture Partners, a Bengaluru-based venture capital fund, has closed its fifth fund at $100 million to support early-stage startups in fintech, AI, and more. Notable investors include global family offices, trusts, and university endowments. The fund will primarily focus on fintech and financial services infrastructure. Previous successes include Tracxn's public listing and acquisitions involving firms like Stripe and Amazon. Despite global shifts in investment focus, interest in Indian technology remains strong.
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Mauritian PE firm Adenia Partners closes fifth fund with oversubscription
VCCircle
ยท
1y ago
Medial
Mauritian private equity firm, Adenia Partners, has successfully closed its fifth investment fund, attracting commitments from new and existing investors globally. The fund exceeded its target, allowing the firm to continue its focus on mid-sized businesses across Africa. Adenia Partners has previously invested in 30 different companies, including Cellcom, a leading telecommunications provider in West Africa.
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Capria Ventures Closes India Opportunity Fund At INR 153 Cr Post Awign Exit
Inc42
ยท
1y ago
Medial
Capria Ventures has successfully completed fundraising for its India Opportunity Fund at INR 153 crore. The firm's portfolio company, Awign, has been fully acquired by Japan-based Mynavi, resulting in an exit for Capria Ventures and other investors. Surya Mantha, Managing Partner at Capria Ventures, stated that the multiple on invested capital for Awign for their India Fund II is over 7x. Capria Ventures has invested in several early-stage startups including BetterPlace, Cuemath, Eduvanz, and Masai, focusing on sectors such as fintech, HRtech, agritech, climatetech, and SaaS.
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Stride Ventures Closes Fund III At $165 Mn, Ready To Deploy Dry Powder Across Sectors
Inc42
ยท
1y ago
Medial
Venture debt firm Stride Ventures has closed its Stride Ventures India Fund III at $165 million with support from various investors. The fund aims to back startups in consumer brands, financial services, and cleantech sectors. The portfolio already includes companies like BlueStone, Moneyview, Foxtale, and CureSkin. Stride Ventures has a portfolio of over 140 startups across fintech, agritech, B2B SaaS, and mobility sectors. The closure of the fund comes at a time when several VC and PE firms are announcing new funds to invest in Indian startups.
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Earlybird Health closes twice-larger second fund, will write bigger checks
TechCrunch
ยท
1y ago
Medial
Germany-based Earlybird Health has closed its second fund at โฌ173 million ($185 million), double the size of its first healthcare-focused fund. The fund will mainly invest in European health tech startups, expanding its focus beyond digital health to include medical devices, diagnostics solutions, R&D tools, and biopharma. Earlybird Health's existing portfolio includes eye care company Oculis and it recently welcomed limited partner British Patient Capital. The fund also uses an in-house AI tool, Eagle Eye, for deal sourcing and due diligence. Earlybird Health is committed to ESG goals and sees them as a core part of its operations.
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RPSG Capital Ventures closes Fund II at Rs 550 Cr
Entrackr
ยท
1y ago
Medial
Early-stage consumer venture capital fund RPSG Capital Ventures has announced the close of its latest Fund II with Rs 550 crore. The investor base for this fund is largely domestic including family offices, high net worth individuals and industry veterans from the consumer sector. Along with other repeat investors from its previous funds, RPSG group itself has doubled their initial investment as the anchor investor. RPSG Capital Ventures has invested into 16 companies till date that includes brands such as The Souled Store, Supertails, Perfora, mCaffeine, Vedix, SkinKraft, Plix, and True Elements amongst others. โWith this new Fund, weโll continue to invest into new age consumer businesses that have solid unit economics, differentiated positioning, and strong teams.โ said Abhishek Goenka, partner at RPSG Capital Ventures. The fund invests in Series A rounds with first cheques of Rs 10 to Rs 40 crore in the digitally native consumer ecosystem across F&B, beauty, health and wellness, entertainment, lifestyle goods and consumer enabler categories.
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Jesse Draper's Halogen Ventures closes $30M Fund III to focus on 'future of family' | TechCrunch
TechCrunch
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1m ago
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Halogen Ventures has closed a $30 million Fund III to invest in early-stage startups focusing on the "future of family," emphasizing the physical and financial health of households. Founded by Jesse Draper in 2015, Halogen supports consumer companies with at least one female founder. The firm has previously invested in ventures like Teal Health and Vibrant Planet and raised $21 million for Fund II in 2021 and $10.41 million for Fund I in 2018.
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Vertex Venturesโ Kanika Mayar on India deal volume, new focus sectors and more
VCCircle
ยท
11m ago
Medial
Vertex Ventures, backed by Temasek Holdings, has closed its fifth fund focused on India and Southeast Asia at $541 million. The venture capital firm seeks to increase deal frequency in India and expand its focus sectors. Kanika Mayar, Partner at Vertex Ventures South East Asia and India, highlighted the firm's interest in sectors including healthtech, agritech, and edtech. The firm is looking to invest in startups that can build scalable and sustainable businesses in these sectors.
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