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Oregon Venture Fund (OVF) is a collaborative venture capital fund backing startups and growth companies across Oregon and Southern Washington. With investments of $15-20 million annually, OVF partners with promising companies, regardless of stage or sector, aiming to drive job creation and regional economic growth. Supported by local business leaders and key investors like the State of Oregon, OVF champions community-focused growth through strategic funding.

"Exciting news in the world of venture capital! Endiya Partners gears up for their third fund with a returning LP on board. Find out how this strategic move is set to fuel innovation and drive growth in the startup ecosystem. Click to stay tuned!"

boldstart ventures, a Miami, FL-based venture capital firm, recently raised $250 million for its seventh fund, boldstart ventures VII L.P., with support from 68 investors. Founded by Ed Sim, who also serves as General Partner, along with General Partner Eliot Durbin, the firm focuses on collaborating with companies even before they incorporate. boldstart ventures aims to help founders reinvent the enterprise stack by testing ideas, pre-selling initial hires, and leading inception rounds. Their initial investments range from $500,000 to $5 million, with substantial capital reserved for follow-on investments in their existing portfolio. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/g9uWD9gK FUND NAME: Boldstart Ventures Flagship Fund VII AMOUNT: $250,000,000 HQ: #Miami #Florida #VentureCapital #BoldstartVentures #BoldstartVenturesFlagshipFundVII #EdSim #TradedVC

Meet Bek Ventures! 🚀 The best-performing VC fund globally has a new name.  Introducing the quietly thought-provoking venture firm.  After months of development, we’re excited to finally launch our new name, independent brand and latest fund. This will build on the legacy we have established during our decade as Digital East Fund (ex-Earlybird Venture Capital) supporting the most innovative founders in Europe’s most dynamic markets. We have been driven by the belief that discipline is the key to success in VC. As Bek Ventures, our team remains completely committed to building a focused portfolio of exceptional founders, and our new fund allows us to do just that. This means we can give our brilliant founders the most important resources we can: our time, care and attention. Our new brand is about reinforcing our commitment to our principles. Read more about how we approach venture by following the link in the comments section 👇

Venture capitalists are bankers with better branding!! That isn't a diss (hi, investor friends!), just a bit of context setting I used to setup a trend piece I wrote on where VC sits now post-valuation collapse, and what it means for local ecosystem folk. Give it a read plsss!

Join the Pillar VC team on Thursday, November 14th at 3:30pm ET for a VC 101 webinar, an insider's look at the fundamentals of venture capital. Whether you're a student, young professional, or simply curious about VC, this webinar will demystify how venture capital firms operate - from raising funds to deploying capital into promising startups. https://lnkd.in/eJZ5U7xv

Great opportunity to learn the basics of venture!

🚀 Exciting Times in Venture Capital! Pear VC, a seed-focused investment firm, recently raised an impressive $432 million for its fourth fund, signaling a significant milestone in its journey—co-founder Pejman Nozad described it as achieving their “own product-market-fit.” This latest fund is nearly three times bigger than their prior $160 million fund, underscoring the firm’s growth and influence in the venture capital space over the past 11 years. Pear VC is now looking to empower emerging venture funds to follow in their successful footsteps. This is a testament to the evolving landscape of venture capital and the potential for innovative firms to make an impact. #VentureCapital #Investment #Entrepreneurship #PearVC #Fundraising

After years of negotiating and managing venture investments rounds. Round after round. The full venture journey. You - as a startup founder - have finally cracked the code and understood the inner workings of being a venture-backed company. You have taken the journey from startup to scaleup. Now is the time for the big and long-awaited exit. Congratulations, your scaleup has successfully been sold to a Private Equity Fund. As part of your exit to the PE Fund, a large portion of your shares will roll over. Now you are a shareholder in a PE-backed company. Now you have to learn the inner workings of being a PE-backed company. Things will change! Hopefully, your VC lawyer was aware this scenario could happen and best practice for optimizing deal terms has been applied.