New Venture Fund In Portland To Focus On Social Impact
Carolynn Duncan is not your typical venture capitalist. No Harvard MBA. No Stanford pedigree. This music-major from Brigham Young University is marching to the beat of her own drum and making a difference while she’s at it. Duncan is launching a $20 million venture fund, Northwest Social Venture Fund, to invest in technology startups with […]
Meet 8 new VCs on top 2013 seed investors list
It comes as no surprise that 500 Startupsleads last year’s list of top seed investors, or that Andreesen Horowitz, SV Angel, andLerer Ventures aren’t far behind.But what is surprising about the annual CB Insights list is that eight of the top 20 firms are new to it in 2013, and many have even bigger plans for future growth. That makes it easy […]
Australian venture capital growing and set for a shake up as the start-up sector matures
A strong and growing start-up sector and the international rise of crowd-sourced equity are set to shake up the Australian venture capital ecosystem for the better in coming years. Over 60 venture capital and private equity investors gathered in Sydney today to explore the future of the Australian venture capital at the first of three […]
DMU spinout, CYP Design, lands venture support for drug discovery approach
A firm of venture capitalists has given its backing to technology which could help speed up the discovery of new drugs and medicines. Leading start-up funder Mercia Fund Management has invested in CYP Design Ltd, a spin-out company from the Leicester School of Pharmacy at De Montfort University (DMU). The company was founded to market new technology […]
Sequoia veterans plug a venture gap with $300 million fund for midwest start-ups, university tech
As Silicon Valley venture capitalists, Chris Olsen and Mark Kvamme were reluctant to visit “flyover country” to do deals. Now they’ve gone native and see the Midwest as the land of opportunity, setting up shop in Columbus, Ohio, with Drive Capital, a planned $300 million venture fund. That’s good news for Chicago startups. Early stage […]
Kyoto University sets up $60 million fund for Asian start-up investment
Japan’s second largest university has set its second venture funds worth $60 million in the region and possibly across the country. Through the Kyoto University Venture Fund (KUVF), the university will fund business initiatives proposed by its faculty and alumni members or “relevant persons who have significant potential synergy with the University, into viable ventures.”
SD Innovation Partners invests in SDSU technologies
As the world around us becomes more crowded and complex, the human population faces increasingly difficult challenges, particularly in the areas of health care, food supply and energy. A host of innovative and disruptive technology-based solutions devised by researchers all over the world will be required to overcome those challenges. Perhaps not surprisingly, some of […]
Venture Investors LLC raises $80M fund, will invest in university technologies
Venture Investors LLC, the largest and oldest Wisconsin-based venture capital company, will announce Sunday it has $80 million in commitments for a fifth venture capital fund. The Madison firm fell short of the $150 million it set out to raise, but was able to secure more than half of its goal in a challenging venture capital […]
Harvard opens office space for a venture capitalist
With preppy good looks and a casual confidence, Hugo Van Vuuren moves effortlessly among the student body at Harvard University, holding court with undergrads in the Yard or in a Harvard Square coffee shop. But Van Vuuren, 29, is not a student, or a faculty member. He is a venture capitalist with campus office hours.
Velocity Venture Fund puts $100K into four U of Waterloo start-ups
A group of four tech startups based out of the University of Waterloo are enjoying healthier bank balances today after the Velocity Venture Fund announced four grants of $25,000.