Venture
Livingbridge sells VCT business to Gresham House for £30m
Livingbridge steps away from the VCT space in order to focus on its core private equity activities
Inveready launches new ICT fund, closes biotech vehicle
VC house also closes its Inveready Biotech III fund, after just three months on the road
Ananda raises €50m for third fund
Main LPs in the latest fund include the European Investment Fund, along with Big Society Capital
Quadrille holds €200m first close for new tech fund
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Quadrille Technologies III, launched with a €100m target
Corviglia holds first close on $250m
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg in July 2018 and is targeting a final close on $500m
Stride.VC closes £50m seed fund
Firm simultaneously announces the appointment of former LGT Impact head of finance Arjuna Soysa
Fuel Ventures raises £20m
Early-stage investment company was launched by Myvouchercodes founder Mark Pearson
Balderton raises $145m for direct VC secondaries fund
Fund will target European growth-stage companies where early backers want some pre-exit liquidity
Forbion exceeds initial cap with €360m final close
Forbion IV significantly surpasses the size of its €183m predecessor Forbion III
Newfund 2 holds final close on €130m
Newfund 2 is a significant step-up from the €72m Newfund 1 but comes short of €150m target
Tera holds €21m first close for Tera Ventures II
First close comes after a year on the fundraising trail since announcing the fund in January
BPI France closes €200m Fonds Build-up International
Fonds Build-up International will back French SMEs and mid-cap firms generating turnover of between €20m-1.5bn
Raise holds first close for venture fund on €60m
Mostly backed by corporates, French GP's venture vehicle targets a €100m final close
360 Capital launches €60m fund
Poli360 was launched in partnership with Italian university Politecnico di Milano
Go Capital holds interim close for Amorçage II
Go Capital's second seed fund had previously held a first close on €60m in May 2017
Jadeberg Partners goes deal-by-deal
Jadeberg will invest the proceeds of divesting its second fund on a deal-by-deal basis
Marondo holds first close on €72m
Fund was registered in Munich as Marondo Small-Cap Growth Fund I Gmbh & Co KG in February 2018
Felicis closes sixth fund on $270m
Felicis has a global investment mandate and has previously invested in 40 countries
CareVentures holds first close on €60m
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg as CareVentures Fund II SCSP in April this year
CapDecisif holds first close for CapDecisif 4
VC is aiming to exceed its €50m target but will not surpass the €70m assigned hard-cap
Digital+ Partners holds final close on €350m
Vehicle was launched in 2016 with a €300m target and held a first close on €131.5m in 2017
Rocket Internet launches second fund
Rocket Internet Capital Partners I held a final close on its $1bn hard-cap in January 2017
SHS V holds first close on €90m
Vehicle was launched in March 2018 with a target of €150m, a 20% increase on SHS IV
Andera holds €360m first close for Winch Capital 4
Andera's fourth generation SMEs fund is well positioned to hit its €400m hard-cap in Q3 2018
