Month: March 2022

Q4 2021 Quarterly VC Update: Frank Rotman On The State Of Venture Capital Investing

In conjunction with our Q4 Venture Financing Report, Derek Colla sat down with Frank Rotman of QED Investors to get his take on the state of venture capital investing. Key Insights On various sub-segments in Web3: “There are commonalities within the sub-segments due to a shared ethos around concepts like decentralization and uncensorability. But […]

Cooley / March 14, 2022

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Russia and Belarus Sanctions Issues for Private Fund Managers

Managers of venture capital and private equity funds – who in general must ensure compliance with sanctions regimes to which they are obligated to comply – need to pay special attention to recently strengthened requirements related to Russia and Belarus. This post answers some common questions about the applicable requirements.

Jordan Silber / March 7, 2022

Playground Global

Advised Playground Global, an early-stage, deep-tech venture firm on raising $410 million in new capital

QED Investors

Advised QED Investors, a top global fintech venture capital firm, in its closing of two new funds with combined capital commitments of $925 million

Menlo Ventures

Advised Menlo Ventures, a top venture capital firm, on its close of $1.35 billion in new capital

Foundry

Advised Foundry, a venture capital firm headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, in raising its sixth-generation fund, Foundry 2022, at $500 million

Lux Capital

Advised Lux Capital on the closing of Lux Ventures VIII (Lux 8) at $1.15 billion, its single largest fund to date

Baird Capital

Advised Baird Capital, a manager of two investment platforms, on the final close of its sixth US venture capital fund, with a total of $218 million

01 Advisors

Advised 01 Advisors, a venture capital firm investing primarily in Series B-stage startups, on its $395 million third fund

Bison Ventures

Advised Bison Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage frontier technology companies, on the close of its $135 million debut fund

Vision Ridge

Advised Vision Ridge, an alternative asset manager focused on sustainable real assets, on the closing of its SAF Annex Fund at $700 million

Venrock

Advised Venrock on the close of its 10th fund at $650 million

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Month: March 2022

Q4 2021 Quarterly VC Update: Frank Rotman On The State Of Venture Capital Investing

Russia and Belarus Sanctions Issues for Private Fund Managers