Climate-tech VC Satgana has reached a final close of its first fund, which targets to back up to 30 early-stage startups in Africa and Europe. The VC firm […]
New Summit is raising a new $100 million fund to back climate tech and underrepresented fund managers
New Summit Investments is raising a new $100 million impact fund, according to documents filed with the SEC. The hefty new fund, should it be raised, will let […]
Nexus’ star partner Sameer Brij Verma set to leave and launch own fund
Sameer Brij Verma, a high-profile investor at the Indian venture firm Nexus, will be leaving the fund later this year, he confirmed to TechCrunch. Verma plans to launch his […]
With backing from NATO Innovation Fund, OTB Ventures will invest $185 million into European deep tech
Not a day goes by without some confirmation that deep tech is on the rise in Europe — and that public and private capital investors are here for […]
How to avoid all the IPO work without annoying investors
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the […]
Peak XV to launch perpetual fund backed by own partners, other leaders
Peak XV is creating an “evergreen” fund bankrolled by its investment partners and extended team, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch, as the venture firm seeks […]
Inclusivity-focused VC Ada Ventures pulls in $80M for second fund
UK-based Ada Ventures is an unusual VC. Instead of just talking about SaaS or AI, it hunts down founders addressing inclusivity and diversity. Instead of confusing LPs with […]
Inspired Capital secures $330M fund to take venture capital ‘back to the studs’
Inspired Capital is celebrating its fifth birthday with the closing of its Inspired Capital Fund III with $330M in capital commitments. This new amount brings the firm’s total […]
Europe remains hard to crack for North American GPs
A few years ago, setting up shop in Europe was the soup du jour for North American VCs. From OMERs and Lightspeed to Bessemer Venture Partners, the market […]
As Techstars retools, some former staffers say it lost focus on what made it successful
Well-known accelerator group Techstars announced a slew of changes to its operations this week, including the shuttering of some of its city-based programs. Criticism from former members of […]