Shield Capital (SHIELD) has launched its inaugural venture capital fund to support entrepreneurs building technologies critical to commercial and national security customers. Formed in stealth mode, Shield Capital Fund I (SHIELD), LP exceeded target capitalisation of USD120 million. SHIELD is operational with a focused investment strategy in four high-growth frontier technology domains: artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity and space. Founded and led by VC industry and national security veterans, Philip Bilden and Raj Shah, the management team is comprised of seasoned investors and company builders who have founded and scaled several successful start-ups and invested in more than 70 companies. The

Serent Capital, a growth-focused private equity firm that invests in founder-led B2B software companies, has closed its fifth and largest fund to date, Serent Capital Fund V, at USD1.1 billion. Serent Capital Fund V was oversubscribed and closed in less than 100 days. With the closing of Fund V, Serent is now managing nearly USD5 billion in assets across its funds.   The fund’s strategy will remain unchanged from previous funds. Serent will continue to focus on founder-led, bootstrapped B2B software companies where Serent’s sector expertise and resources can drive future growth.   Serent Capital invests from USD20 million to

Gilde Healthcare has raised EUR517 million towards the first and final close of Gilde Healthcare Private Equity IV (GHPE IV). GHPE IV focuses on investments in profitable healthcare companies operating in the lower mid-market in Northwest Europe. The fund concentrates on firms with an active buy-and-build strategy and invests in all sub-segments of the healthcare sector. These include companies in healthcare provision, service providers to the healthcare sector and medical industry, manufacturers of medical supplies and pharmaceutical companies. Market interest was strong and the new fund was oversubscribed, attracting institutional investors from the Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, and

A fund managed by Blockchain Coinvestors, a blockchain venture fund of funds and coinvestment programme with a combined portfolio of more than 300 blockchain enterprises and projects, including 30+ blockchain unicorns, has been ranked as the number one 2019 vintage fund-of-funds in the less than USD99m AUM category based on Q3 2021 data, by Preqin. Preqin is a privately-held London-based investment data company that provides financial data and information on the alternative assets market, as well as tools to support investment in alternatives. More than 170,000 investment professionals rely upon Preqin to understand performance and stay informed.

BEX Capital, an investment firm focused exclusively on secondaries in private equity fund-of-funds (FoF), secondaries funds and co-investment funds, has closed BEX Fund IV at USD765 million, in excess of its USD600 million target. This was the first close of BEX Fund IV, with fundraising completed in only three months. BEX Capital received strong support from existing investors who increased their commitments to BEX Fund IV by 50 per cent. The oversubscribed fund closed in excess of its USD600 million target at USD765 million.    BEX Capital’s fourth fund is the largest pool of capital solely dedicated to FoF secondaries

Texas Medical Center (TMC) has increased the size of the TMC Venture Fund to USD50 million dollars, doubling down on its vision to foster and invest in life science entrepreneurship. The USD50 million investment, combined with the recent launch of the TMC3 campus – the world’s largest life science campus – further solidifies Houston as a critical hub for healthcare and life science ventures. The TMC Venture Fund launched in 2017 as a USD25 million initiative to fill a much-needed gap in the Houston venture capital ecosystem. Since its inception, TMC Venture Fund has partnered with 16 startups, with a

Global investment firm KKR has held the final closing of KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV, a USD17 billion fund focused on pursuing global infrastructure investment opportunities with an emphasis on investments in OECD countries in North America and Western Europe. Consistent with KKR’s risk-based approach to infrastructure investing, the Fund will focus on critical infrastructure investments with low volatility and strong downside protection where KKR believes it can achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns by leveraging its experienced team, risk-based strategy, long track record of operational value creation, and global network of industry experts. The Fund has a broad investment mandate across

Global interactive entertainment venture capital firm Makers Fund has closed a USD500 million fund to invest in founders who are evolving and innovating the ecosystem.  The fund is Makers Fund’s third and largest, after a USD200 vehicle raised in 2017, and a USD260 million fund in 2020. Makers has a proven track record with more than 90 companies in its portfolio globally, including content studios like Dream Games and Avia Games, technology solutions such as Parsec and Genvid, and consumer platforms like Medal.tv and VR Chat, among others. The announced list of portfolio companies can be found at makersfund.com. Makers