Defying the decline in fundraising by the overall venture industry, the world’s 50 largest VC firms are raising record amounts of capital.
The world’s 50 largest venture capital fundraisers raised more than $204bn, up 9% from our previous ranking.
Inside: Continuation vehicles – the pros and cons for anyone considering a CV; The VCJ 50 – our annual ranking of venture capital’s biggest fundraisers; Plus, should you invest in an evergreen vehicle?; And much more…
More venture firms are following the lead of buyout firms by creating continuation funds to provide liquidity to LPs in older funds. Here are the pluses and minuses for GPs and LPs considering CVs.
Investors seem to be directing more capital to support existing portfolio companies instead of pursuing new investments, while earlier timing for mega-deals suggests a push to accelerate development to beat competitors.
A preview of our upcoming cover story on continuation vehicles.
Blackstone is bullish on the region and believes it will benefit from geopolitical uncertainty, say Steve Schwarzman and Jon Gray.
With extensive experience in enterprise-ready technology, the firm will invest in 25-30 companies across various funding stages that are developing financial service and supply chain products and services.
The successful debuts of fintech Chime Financial and space tech company Voyager Technologies bring the total number of VC-backed IPOs this year to eight.
The managing partner of Energize Capital, whose new Fund III is 30% bigger than its sophomore effort, shares practical advice for other GPs on the fundraising trail.