Latest Private Equity & Venture Capital News
A female founder focused venture firm which is seeking opportunities in Australia as well as the US, is nearing a first close for its initial fund.
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A trans-Pacific venture fund has completed a first close at $129 million and made its first investment.
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Impact fund nears first close, invests in digital healthcare
23 Jul 2021 - New funds and fundraising
A new Queensland-based impact investment consortium has invested in a digital health technology company as it nears first close for an initial fund.
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A start-up developer has begun fundraising for a venture capital fund that will invest in the technology businesses it helps entrepreneurs create.
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An Auckland venture firm has raised a $NZ75 million fund to help bridge the growth capital funding gap faced by expanding New Zealand technology companies.
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A retail fund targeting pre-IPO investments is seeking to raise up $200 million.
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A New Zealand private equity firm is expecting to close its second fund at its hard cap of $NZ100 million.
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A new corporate lender has completed a first close for its initial fund.
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A listed microcap fund manager is raising a new private equity-focused retail fund.
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Two experienced angel investors have launched a hybrid fund – investment syndicate to invest in technology start-ups.
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A seed stage-focused venture firm has achieved a $35m first close for its second fund after less than three months of fundraising.
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A venture fund which will focus on New Zealand start-ups targeting global markets is to receive government investment of $NZ45 million.
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A US founder investor network that focuses on very early stage technology investments has expanded to Australia.
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Prominent technology sector figures are backing a fund manager's second Australia-focused early-stage venture fund.
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An agrifood technology early-stage venture capital firm has closed its first fund over-target at $35 million.
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A leading institutional investor has achieved a $147 million second close for a private equity co-investment fund.
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An Auckland venture capital firm is seeking to raise a $NZ140 million third fund to invest in technology companies targeting global markets.
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A growth capital firm plans to continue its focus on fast-growing export-focused businesses after raising a $NZ300 million new fund.
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$250m deep-tech fund will take on the world’s biggest problems
27 Apr 2021 - New funds and fundraising
The CSIRO's venture fund manager has raised a new larger fund to take on the world's biggest problems.
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Buoyed by the success of two small seed funds a community venture firm is preparing to raise a more substantial fund.
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