Xfund – the early-stage firm launched by a clutch of the biggest venture capital firms in the US – has sealed a successful $120m fund close for its third flagship investment vehicle. The firm was founded in 2011 as a first-of-its-kind partnership between VC firms NEA,...
At a time of escalating geopolitical tensions and huge macroeconomic challenges, the private equity & venture capital (PEVC) sector continues to support the digital transformation of key industries and fuel the development of new ideas in the Asia-Pacific,...
Private equity investors face a feeding frenzy for companies unaffected or even buoyed by the pandemic. Many are targeting different kinds of companies for potential deals, investment specialists said this week in a podcast by global advisory firm Dechert LLP. First...
Technology ventures that are developing software for videoconferencing, collaboration and e-commerce tools are becoming hot acquisition targets for large companies and investors during the pandemic. Lifesize, a videoconferencing software company based in Texas, in...
Corporations like the idea of being disruptors, rather than being disrupted, and to generate new ideas, corporate venture capital (CVC) has grown as an important complement to internal innovation. During this pandemic, CVC investment activity has been resilient, with...
