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A detailed list od #Baltic #VC funds with cash and dry powder by Tech Philomaths Lets coinvest We always do with the rights partners into the right targets

How was your summer, busy on the beach?! It was busy at Portfolio Ventures with 40% of our existing portfolio recently closing follow-on rounds. Here are the ones that we can share. Congrats to all the founders! - Tilt closed their $18m Series A led by Balderton Capital with co-investment from Earlybird Venture Capital, Seedcamp and sequel. - Passionfruit's closed their $9m Series A round, led by Seaya with follow-on from firstminute capital, Playfair , FJ Labs and Cornerstone VC. - Supercede | The Reinsurance Platform closed their $15m Series A led by Alven and Mundi Ventures. - LoopFX closed their seed round led by Augmentum Fintech. - Visibly raised a $7.5m Series A led by Creandum with participation from Seedcamp, Brighteye Ventures and Triple Point. Interested in receiving our dealflow? DM or email me at wb@portfolio.ventures and we can chat further. - Don't invest unless you are prepared to lose all the money you invest. These are high-risk investments and you are unlikely to be protected if something goes wrong. Take 2 mins to learn more-https://lnkd.in/e5G5K5bV

𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚀 In this episode of VC Unfiltered, Parisa Khosropour, president of TCA Los Angeles, leads a panel discussion with John Tabis of M13, Laurent Grill of JLL Spark, Howard Ko of Morpheus Ventures, and Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures. Listen to find out more about venture capital and early-stage startup investing! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gui5xXMy

Here’s some VC insights to start your week.

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

In case you missed it, watch a recent episode of VC Unfiltered by Pegasus Angel Accelerator, and hear from JLL Spark Partner Laurent Grill and other VC experts talk venture capital and early-stage startup investing. Watch now ⬇️ #VC #PropTech

Need funding for your #MSP #software #startup? The list of #VentureCapital and #AngelInvestor options that truly understands the #MSP sector continues to grow. As #InterestRates continue to ease and valuations reset to more reasonable levels, 2025 could be a very strong year for #startups that need funding...

How can you find #funding for your #MSP software #startup? The list of options continues to grow. #AngelInvestor and #VentureCapital options include: 1. Angels such as David Bellini, CPA and Adam Slutskin. 2. Bellini Capital, led by Arnie Bellini 3. Channel Angels, an angel investor group that includes Joe Panettieri, Gerwai Todd, Kevin Blake , Vince Kent and 50+ #MSP owner/operators who are #accredited investors. 4. Lookout Ventures, which has launched a venture fund. Key names to know include Will Rayner and Matthew Bressler 5. Top Down Ventures, which has launched a venture fund. Key names to know include Chris Day, Mark Scott and Joel Abramson.

Finding funds that 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 invest in pre-seed is hard. Here's a list of some I know do A LOT of pre-seed (adding more as they come in): Hustle Fund Gaingels Amplify.LA Wonder Ventures Precursor Ventures Dorm Room Fund Plug and Play Tech Center Unshackled Ventures Everywhere Ventures Symphonic Capital Alpaca VC Deciens Capital Pear VC Afore Capital The Council GoAhead Ventures Barrel Ventures Enzo Ventures Redbud VC Next Wave NYC f7 Ventures Recall Capital Launch Factory Kiplin Capital Better Tomorrow Ventures Incisive Ventures Boost VC What are others? #venturecapital #startup #founder

From 2 to 90 customers and $800k to $6M ARR since leading their Series A just over a year ago, Hydrolix's growth speaks for itself. And this is just the beginning! Proud that Nava Ventures is joining forces with industry leaders like S3 Ventures (Aaron Perman), AV8 Ventures (Baris Aksoy), Wing Venture Capital (Peter Wagner), and Oregon Venture Fund (Matt Compton and Scott Grout) in this heavily oversubscribed Series B. Here's to Marty Kagan and the Hydrolix team, pioneering a new era in data observability within the enterprise! Check out the announcements in the comments