The Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks and Milwaukee Brewers joined Microsoft in backing an impact investment arm of venture capital fund TitletownTech.
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Adisseo and Mosaic are among the investors that helped venture firm SP Ventures’ vehicle reach a $25.2m close, representing half of its target.
Compagnia di San Paolo, Saes Group and Umbra Group have stepped up for the tech transfer fund, which has now raised $49m so far.
Rio Tinto, Suez, La Capitale, Hydro-Québec and Innergex helped venture capital firm Cycle Capital reach the final close of its latest cleantech-focused fund.
The European Commission-backed venture fund has secured commitments from Nestlé, Volkswohl Bund Versicherungen and Neste for its second close.
Former BMW i Ventures partner Greg Smithies is leading a venture firm Fifth Wall's Climate Tech fund, which has a reported $200m target for its close.
Canadian Solar has helped the venture capital firm push its total fundraising past the $300m mark with the first close of its two newest funds.
Access Ventures' second Asia-focused venture capital fund added Line Ventures and Manahusa Capital to an LP list already containing F&F and Nodo.
Prior to founding venture firm PruVen in the summer, Ramneek Gupta had co-founded the venture investing efforts at financial services firm Citi.
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