Tag: Industry Ventures

BETA: The Capitalization Report v20.02.09

Keywords: 8VC, U.S. Venture Partners, USVP, Ecosystem Investment Partners, Fortissimo Capital Fund, Industry Ventures, Turn/River Capital, 

TCR NEW FUNDS PICK

Our friends and families are investing in moonshot venture capital type deals as well as private equity in the form of leveraged buyouts and management buyouts.  A group of MIT alumni are raising a Fund of Funds.  Here are the top picks for recently capitalized funds:

  1. 8VC, a San Francisco, CA-based venture capital firm, is to raise $640m for its third flagship fund
  2. Ecosystem Investment Partners, a Baltimore, MD-based private equity firm, closed Ecosystem Investment Partners IV, L.P., at $454.5m
  3. Fortissimo Capital Fund, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based private equity firm focused on special situations and growth opportunities, closed its fifth fund, at $650m
  4. Industry Ventures, LLC, a San Francisco, CA-based investment firm providing venture capital solutions, closed its debut hybrid fund of funds for technology buyouts, Industry Ventures Tech Buyout, L.P., at $125m
  5. Sortis Holdings Inc., a Portland, Oregon-based alternative investment fund manager, has launched Sortis Growth Venture Fund
  6. Turn/River Capital, a San Francisco, Calif. — based technology growth equity and buyout firm, closed its fourth fund, Turn/River Capital IV, at $420m
  7. U.S. Venture Partners (USVP), a Menlo Park, Calif.-based early-stage venture capital firm, closed USVP XII, at $340M

Contact JD@InvestorNetworkbyJD.com (my assistant will respond) about learning about fund of funds, funds, and other alternative investments.

A disclosure that JDM is raising a hybrid fund of funds.

TCR PICK FOR PRESS RELEASE

Industry Ventures Closes $125M for Debut Tech Buyout Fund – Hybrid Fund Focused on Direct Investments and Primary Commitments to Buyout Funds within the Technology Space –February 03, 2020 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Industry Ventures, LLC (“Industry Ventures”), a leading investment firm pioneering venture capital solutions, announced today the final closing of its debut hybrid fund of funds for technology buyouts, Industry Ventures Tech Buyout, L.P. (“the Fund”), with total commitments of $125 million.

Read the full press release:  https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200203005139/en/Industry-Ventures-Closes-125M-Debut-Tech-Buyout

A disclosure that JDM is raising a hybrid fund of funds.

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VC Deals that Closed 11-19-2013

Information provide by Associated Press, CB Insight, Crunchbase, Forbes, Market Watch, Reuters, and other sources.  Please check company website for best information.

  • Aria Systems, a San Francisco-based provider of cloud-based recurring revenue management solutions, has raised $40 million in fourth-round funding. Bain Capital Ventures led the round, and was joined by VMWare and return backers Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Interwest Partners, Tugboat Ventures and Venrock. www.ariasystems.com
  • August, a San Francisco-based home automation company that has developed a smartphone-enabled door lock, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. Maveron led the round, and was joined by Cowboy Ventures, Industry Ventures, Rho Ventures and SoftTech VC. www.august.com .
  • Compass-EOS, an Israel-based developer of electro-optical systems, has raised $42 million in new VC funding. Rusano and an unidentified U.S. private equity firm were joined by return backers Comcast Ventures, Cisco, Pitango Venture Capital, Benchmark Capital, Northbridge Venture Partners and Marker LLC. www.compass-eos.com
  • Hightail (f.k.a. YouSendIt), a Campbell, Calif.-based file-sharing service, has raised $34 million in Series E funding. Western Digital Capital led the round, and was joined by Accolade Partners and return backers Alloy Ventures, Sevin Rosen, Emergence Capital, Adams Street Partners and Sigma Partners. www.hightail.com
  • HipLogiq (f.k.a. Social Compass), a Dallas-based enterprise solution for social media marketing, has raised $7 million in Series B funding from existing shareholder Hadron Global Partners.www.hiplogiq.com
  • Index, a San Francisco-based retail personalization and analytics company launched by the original Google Wallet team, has raised $7 million in Series A funding. Backers include Innovation Endeavors, Khosla Ventures, AIMCo and 819 Capital. www.index.com
  • Kabbee, a London-based price comparison service for minicabs, has raised £3.8 million in Series A funding. Octopus Investments led the round, and was joined by Simon Nixon (founder of MoneySupermarket.com). www.kabbee.com
  • LeCab, a French on-demand black car service, has raised €5 million in Series B funding from undisclosed backers. www.lecab.fr
  • LightSail Education, a provider of K-12 digital literacy solutions, has raised $3.5 million in Series A funding. Viceroy Ventures led the round, and was joined by Gotham Capital and individual angels. www.lightsailed.com
  • Signpost, a New York-based cloud platform for digital and mobile marketing, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Backers include OpenView Venture Partners, Spark Capital and Scout Ventures.www.signpost.com

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