Tacora, an investment management firm dedicated to optimising the financing of early and mid-stage companies, has held the first close of its inaugural fund at USD250 million.  The fund, which has a target size of USD300 million, is backed by prominent venture capitalist Peter Thiel, providing capital and access to

NGT, an Israeli VC firm focused on investing in the health technology sector, has raised USD92 million for the NGT HealthCare II Impact Fund, according to a report by CTech. The fund will target investments around 25 early-stage startups and 16 pre-incubator, academic projects in biotechnology, bio-convergence, and medical devices.

Lios Partners, founded by former OMERS Private Equity executive Jonathan Blair, is targeting USD200 million for its debut buyout fund, Lios Partners I, according to a report by BuyoutInsider. The hard-cap for the fund is USD300 million, but the report quotes sources as saying interest from limited partners means that

The Avalanche Foundation has launched Avalanche Multiverse, an up to USD290 million incentive programme focused on accelerating the adoption and growth of its novel “subnet” functionality, which enables a rich ecosystem of scalable app-specific blockchains.  Initially, the programme is focused on supporting new ecosystems including, but not limited to, blockchain-enabled

TGC Impact, a women-founded and led growth equity firm, has launched its inaugural fund, the TGC Impact Growth Fund, which is dedicated to providing access to capital for women and minority owned or operated businesses located in the New American South. The region spans sixteen states from Maryland to Texas,

Early-stage venture capital firm Wavemaker has closed its latest fund with USD136 million in capital commitments, according to a report by Bloomberg. The fund, Wavemaker’s fourth, will invest in startups operating in the technology sectarian South East Asia. The firm exceeded its initial target of USD120 million, with existing backers 

Kurma Partners has held the first closing of its Growth Opportunities fund at EUR160 million. Meeting the demand of the growing maturity of the European biotech and healthtech ecosystem, this new fund, which is targeting EUR250 million, aims to accelerate the growth of the best European companies in the healthcare

Global proptech venture capital firm Pi Labs has secured USD90 million for its oversubscribed latest fund, which will back startups revolutionising the real estate world through technology. This is Pi Labs’ third proptech fund and its largest to date.  The fund’s primary focus will be to invest in early stage

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets investment specialist, has held the final close of its HIPEP IX Fund at over USD1.6 billion in commitments. The Fund closed above the target size of USD1.25 billion. HIPEP IX provides investors with access to leading private equity managers and investments in Europe and