With coronavirus news currently roiling financial markets, some might guess that recently launched venture capital funds would hold off on whatever they were planning a few months ago. But that’s…
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Entertainer-Endorsed VC ‘The Fearless Fund’ Will Provide Capital and Influence to Women of Color Founders
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinA new venture capital firm has launched to reap returns from a highly-underrepresented demographic: women of color entrepreneurs. Statistically, this population represents less than one percent of the total venture…
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Atlanta’s Noro-Moseley Partners Closes Oversubscribed Eighth Fund At $180M, Projects Up to 20 Investments
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinAtlanta-based Noro-Moseley Partners has closed on an oversubscribed eighth fund (NMP VIII) to invest in growing healthcare technology and software companies. At $180 million, this is Noro-Moseley’s largest fund since the…
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Midwestern VC Firm LOUD Capital Enters Atlanta With Not One, But Two, Early-Stage Funds
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinThe startup scenes of the Midwest and Southeast share many similarities — a strong university system and talent base, close-knit communities, and a robust base of angel investors that often…
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Southeastern Female-Focused VC Firm The JumpFund Raises Fund II, Backed By City of Atlanta
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinFemale and southeastern-focused venture capital firm the JumpFund has raised its second fund of $5.2 million, more than double their first fund. JumpFund I invested in 18 early-stage companies with…
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BIP Capital Invests In Healthcare Team to Deepen Industry Expertise
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinHealth IT is seeing more private investment than ever before — venture capital funding in the health IT sector totaled over $5 billion in 2016, a new record for the…
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Two major southeastern venture firms have merged to pool their resources for venture funding in the Southeast. Atlanta-based BIP Capital, one of the largest venture firms in the Southeast, and…
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You know them as the duck whose honking quack reminds you that — oh yeah, you really need to pay your insurance bill. Columbus, GA-based Aflac, a company with 60-year-old…