Blue Horizon Ventures, a sustainable food system focused venture capital fund, has held the final close of its first flagship fund Blue Horizon Ventures I, well beyond its initial target size at EUR183 million. The fund has attracted Limited Partners (LPs) around the world, ranging from private investors (numerous large
Ada Ventures has closed its first fund at USD50 million, one year after its launch, with new investment from Big Society Capital and a number of other funds and individuals.
The latest CEPRES Private Capital Market Outlook highlights how the venture capital industry and its underlying technology and innovation across many verticals such as financial services, entertainment, social media and healthcare can stand to benefit from the consequences of the pandemic.
Vala Capital, an entrepreneur-led venture capital firm, has launched the Vala Sustainable Growth EIS (enterprise investment scheme) targeting small companies focused on sustainable solutions. The launch comes on the back of ever-increasing demand from investors wanting funds focused on sustainable strategies. A recent survey of high-net-worth investors by Vala and
Novalis Biotech, an early stage venture capital investor in healthcare, technologies has held the first closing of its second fund, Novalis Biotech Acceleration, raising an initial EUR8 million. With commitments for a similar amount already in place, Novalis anticipates a final closing in early 2021. The majority of investors in
Sub-Sahara African-based Pacer Ventures has launched a USD3 million fund for early-stage startups, with a focus on healthcare, financial inclusion, education and agriculture on the African continent. With offices in Lagos and Johannesburg, the firm has begun to support early stage founders by participating in seed rounds, including in financial
VC investment into London’s tech companies has increased by nearly eight times between 2015 and 2020, while the city has attracted growing amounts of VC capital from North American investors in recent years, data from London & Partners and Dealroom.co shows. London has added three new impact unicorns to its
Pacer Ventures, a venture firm for sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a USD3 million fund for early-stage startups, aimed at solving the most critical problem on the continent. Registered in Delaware, with operational offices in Lagos and Johannesburg, Pacer VC is focusing on verticals that are expedient to the African continent, including
Pacer Ventures, a venture firm for sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a USD3 million fund for early-stage startups, aimed at solving the most critical problems on the continent. Registered in Delaware, with operational offices in Lagos and Johannesburg, Pacer VC is focusing on verticals that are expedient to the African continent, including
Israeli VC firm Peregrine Ventures has launched its fifth fund and first growth fund, Peregrine Growth, focused on late stage life science companies that are on the verge of an IPO or M&A deal. Peregrine Growth will invest USD20 to USD30 million per round in sectors including medical devices, pharma
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