Venture capital firm K2 Global has raised USD183 million in committed capital for a new fund. K2 Global works with entrepreneurs in the mobile, e-commerce, fintech, AR/VR, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, and machine learning realms. K2 Global has invested USD58 million in over 10 companies to-date, including Magic Leap,
Venture capital investment firm TrueBridge Capital Partners has held the closing of its first direct investment fund, TrueBridge Direct Fund, with USD125 million in commitments, exceeding its target of USD100 million. The Direct Fund, TrueBridge's fifth fund, brings the firm's total assets under management to USD1.8 billion. The firm's previously
KORE Software has created a new venture capital entity, KORE Software Capital, which has made its first investment in the group ticketing company Fevo. One of KORE's ongoing goals is to share its success by helping other promising companies develop industry-leading ideas and initiatives. To further this goal, KORE
data.world, the social network for data people, has closed USD18.7 million in venture capital funding at double the valuation of its previous round. This second round brings the total amount of capital raised to USD32.7 million and places data.world among the technology sector’s top five venture-backed Certified B Corporations of
BioMedPartners has held the first closing of BioMedInvest III, the firm’s third equity venture capital fund, at CHF75 million. BioMedInvest III is a healthcare venture capital fund which invests in private early-to-mid- stage companies in Switzerland, Germany and neighbouring countries of the European Union. “We are delighted that the continued
Shard Capital Partners has held the first closing of the Suir Valley Venture Fund of Suir Valley Funds ICAV, the first Irish focused venture capital fund in Ireland that uses a regulated fund with a fully regulated Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM). The fund invests in early stage software companies
Scania is targeting investment in high-growth companies connected to the transport and automotive industries with its new venture capital fund, Scania Growth Capital. Henrik Henriksson, Scania's president and CEO, says: "Through Scania Growth Capital, Scania is looking to invest in promising, innovative and entrepreneurial companies. Gaining insight and early access
The fourth Albion Growth Report, based on interviews with 1,000 SMEs, finds that less than half (45 per cent) of microbusiness owners with fewer than five employees expect their company to grow over the next two years compared to almost three-quarters (73 per cent) of larger scale SMEs. The report
Nyca Partners, which was launched in 2014 by Hans Morris, a long-time Citigroup banker and former president of Visa, has held the closing of its second venture capital fund with more than USD125 million in total commitments. Nyca closed its USD30 million first fund in July 2014. Over the course
UK fund management company Octopus Investments has appointed Chris McVey as a fund manager in the smaller companies team. McVey (pictured) joins a team which, following significant growth in funds under management in recent years, now invests over GBP1 billion in UK quoted smaller companies. McVey will focus on
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