Mark Boslet

Funds from Summit Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, Frazier Healthcare Partners and Pond Venture Partners top a portfolio of maturing venture funds at the California State Teachers’ Retirement System. The portfolio of 2004 and 2005 vintages is made up largely of smaller funds and favors an early-stage approach to investing. Eight of the 14 funds are […]

Funds from GGV Capital, W Capital Partners and the Column Group have performed well in a portfolio of emerging venture funds at the University of California. The portfolio, with 2011 to 2016 vintages, is made up largely of mid-sized funds and favors an early-stage approach to investing. Six of the 13 funds range from $600 […]

PE firms target enterprise-software providers PE acts as additional source of liquidity PE buyers leverage recurring revenue, bet on expansion Private equity is best known in the tech sector for big deals with the likes of Dell, Seagate Technology, EMC and Freescale Semiconductor. Now a new type of deal flying lower on the radar is drawing welcome attention from the […]

Distributions from Sequoia Capital to the University of California are down this year, but the investment value of Sequoia holdings in the portfolio has climbed to a five-year high, according to data from the university. The limited data on the investments, which includes accumulated distributions, capital calls and the present value of Sequoia’s assets as […]

Funds from OrbiMed Advisors, Canaan Partners and W Capital Partners top a portfolio of maturing venture funds at the University of California. The portfolio of 2007 to 2010 vintages is made up largely of mid-sized funds with an early-stage approach to investing. Five of the seven funds range from $300 million to $750 million in […]

Funds from the Column Group, Darwin Ventures and OrbiMed Advisors head a portfolio of end-of-life venture funds at the University of California. The portfolio of 2003 to 2006 vintages is largely made up of mid-sized and small-scale funds and reflects a diversified approach to investing. Three of the 8 funds range from $450 million to […]

Funds from Battery Ventures, DFJ and GGV Capital are at the front of a portfolio of newly minted venture funds at the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System. The portfolio is made up of 14 funds with 2016 and 2017 vintages and reflects a diversified investment focus. Four of the funds do early-stage investing, four do […]

Jurvetson co-founded VC firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson Mulls legal action against “those who defamed” him Firm looks into harassment allegations Steve Jurvetson said Monday that he would leave the firm he co-founded, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, to focus on personal matters. Those matters included “taking legal action against those whose false statements have defamed me,” according to a tweet he posted. […]

Venture capital returns softened in the second quarter, but strengthened modestly for some longer-term horizons. The second quarter saw net returns to limited partners of 1.35 percent, according to Cambridge Associates. Quarterly returns in the first quarter of 2017 were 3.3 percent. At the same time, 1-year returns rose to 8.1 percent from 7.1 percent […]

GOP plan benefits VCs and entrepreneurs No change in rules for carried interest President had sought to close carry loophole The Republican tax plan offers several benefits to venture investors and entrepreneurs, one of the biggest being the preservation of the existing tax treatment for carried interest. The bill unveiled by House Republicans on Nov. […]