Another new venture firm, founded by an ambitious entrepreneur, has emerged.
In recent weeks, PE Week has reported about the launch of new seed and early stage firms founded by entrepreneurs, such as
The latest is
He then co-founded LSC Ventures, an Oakland, Calif.-based consultancy that offers management and operational guidance to companies, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Doyle was unavailable for comment, but he has reportedly launched Step5 and raised an early stage fund with an East Coast venture capitalist who himself has co-founded numerous companies. —Constance Loizos
3i sells 10 VC portfolio stakes
Last week,
London newspaper the Independent reported that Coller Capital and HabourVest Partners were considering bids for the VC fund.
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Early stage tech investor
Ecosystem Ventures mulls second fund
Seed stage investor
The Saratoga, Calif.-based firm has been investing from fund I since it was launched in 2005. About half of the fund was raised from firm President Alex Fries, while the rest was raised from wealthy families in Europe.