Venture
Vesalius holds final close on €120m
Vehicle was launched in March 2017 and held a first close on €65m towards its €150m target in 2017
Dawn closes $125m Opportunities fund
New fund will also invest in startups previously backed by Dawn at earlier stages
GP Bullhound holds €113m final close for Fund IV
Vehicle will predominantly focus on later-stage rounds for European technology businesses
Cherry Ventures III closes on €175m
Cherry Ventures has made several promotions alongside the closing of its third fund
Capgemini and Isai launch €90m Isai Cap Venture
France-based consultancy Capgemini and VC Isai launch fund to back B2B services startups
KKR targets $1.5bn for second growth tech fund
Fund was registered in Luxembourg in November last year and expects to hold a final close in Q3
Crane Venture holds final close for maiden $90m fund
Pan-European vehicle will target early-stage enterprise software and data-focused startups
Velocity Capital raises €105m evergreen fintech fund
VC has also appointed SureTrade and TradeKing co-founder Don Montanaro as partner
Future Positive holds first close for debut fund on $57m
Future Positive Capital was founded in 2017 by former Index Ventures executive Sofia Hmich
GP Profile: Partech Partners
Venture veteran Partech prepares to leverage its digital experience to take on the buyout world
Elaia holds €65m close for PSL Innovation
Fund provides seed investments to AI development, deep-tech and deep learning startups
Sofinnova closes MD Start III Fund on €48m
MD Start, which is a group of three funds, was started by Sofinnova Partners in 2010
Generation's Sustainable Fund reaches $1bn close
Fund has a growth equity strategy, and enables the firm to make minority investments of $50-150m
Accel closes sixth European fund on $575m
Fund will follow the same strategy as its predecessor, Accel London V, which raised €500m
Sella Venture Partners to launch €150m VC fund-of-funds
Vehicle will make around 20 investments and will target Europe, the US and Israel
All eyes on venture as corporates and PE swoop in
Up to 17% of venture investments in 2018 saw the backing of an investor based outside Europe
LeapFrog raises $700m Emerging Markets Fund III
Prudential Financial, Overseas Private Investment Corporation and IFC acted as lead investors
Voima raises €40m for deep-tech startup fund
Fund is targeting тЌ50m and will make 25-30 investments in seed, pre-seed, series-A and series-B rounds
Beringea raises £64m for VCTs
Fundraise is a record for Beringea and the second largest VCT raise in the last tax year
Bogazici Ventures launches $346m triple fundraise
GP launches a $100m Crypto Fund to invest in ICOs, STOs and other cryptocurrencies
Nauta holds €55m close for later-stage VC fund
Sidecar Fund will provide series-C rounds and follow-on capital to the firm's 40 portfolio companies
Byfounders closes debut fund on €100m
Vehicle was announced in October 2017 and gained the backing of cornerstone investor VУІkstfonden
Omers Ventures launches in Europe
Omers Ventures currently manages CAD 800m, and has previously invested in Shopify and Hopper
VGC closes second fund on £50m
British Business Bank committs ТЃ30m to the vehicle through its Enterprise Capital Funds