Category: Venture Financing Report

Venture Financing Report

Q2 2018 Quarterly VC Update: Stephen Kraus on the State of Venture Capital Investing

In conjunction with our Q2 Venture Financing Report, Stephen Kraus from Bessemer Venture Partners discusses his take on the state of venture capital investing. A few highlights On deal terms: Generally, the terms have been company and entrepreneur favorable for a long time now, and they continue to remain that way. On the […]

Cooley / July 15, 2018

Venture Financing Report

Q1 2018 Quarterly VC Update: Matthew Howard on the State of Venture Capital Investing

In conjunction with our Q1 Venture Financing Report, Matthew Howard from Norwest Venture Partners discusses his take on the state of venture capital investing. A few highlights On his market outlook: Overall, I am extremely bullish as technology continues to be a major contributor to the US economy, and I do think disruptive […]

Cooley / April 30, 2018

Venture Financing Report

Q4 2017 Venture Financing Report and Commentary From Michael Ronen of SoftBank Investment Advisers

Michael Ronen from SoftBank Investment Advisers discusses his take on the state of venture capital investing. On market fluctuations: Investing is a cyclical business, but we continue to feel good about our outlook because we generally take a long-term view, backing seasoned management teams and differentiated technologies with significant capital […]

Cooley / February 22, 2018

Lerer Hippeau

Advised Lerer Hippeau, an early-stage venture capital firm, on the formation of two new funds – LH Seed VIII and LH Select IV – with a combined $230 million in capital commitments

Razor’s Edge

Advised Razor’s Edge, a top national security-focused technology investor, on its oversubscribed $340 million third investment fund

Upfront Ventures

Advised Upfront Ventures on its fundraise of more than $650 million to be deployed across three unique funds focused on various stages of the startup life cycle

Redpoint Ventures

Advised Redpoint Ventures on the closing of its ninth early-stage fund – Redpoint Ventures IX – with $650 million in committed capital

Qiming Venture Partners

Advised Qiming Venture Partners on the closing of its oversubscribed Qiming Venture Partners Fund VIII with $2.5 billion in committed capital

Amplify Partners

Advised Amplify Partners on the formation of two new funds – Amplify Partners V and Amplify Select V – with a combined $700 million in capital.

Slow Ventures

Advised Slow Ventures on the launch of its fifth seed-stage fund, Slow Ventures V, and its second opportunity fund, Slow Opportunity II, which together represent $325 million in new capital commitments

Industrial Growth Partners

Advised Industrial Growth Partners on the closing of its sixth fund, Industrial Growth Partners Fund VI, with aggregate capital commitments of $1.2 billion

Headline

Advised Headline, a leading tech-enabled global venture capital firm, on the closing of its North America-focused early-stage fund, Headline US VII, with $408 million in new capital

Obvious Ventures

Advised Obvious Ventures on its raise of two new funds – Obvious Ventures IV and Obvious Prime II – representing a combined $461 million in fresh capital

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