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Angeles Ventures Fund I is an early-stage venture capital fund managed by Angeles Investors, a Chicago, Illinois-based investment platform founded to leverage the power of the Latino growth demographic to discover, fund, and scale technology-enabled startups led by Hispanic and Latinx founders in the United States. Launched in October 2023, the fund targets 20 to 30 seed-stage B2B and B2C technology companies, with check sizes ranging from USD 100,000 to USD 1 million or above. The fund's investment thesis is built on the structural opportunity represented by the US Latino community — the fastest-growing demographic in the US economy — and the persistent underfunding of Hispanic and Latinx-led ventures by institutional capital. Angeles Investors draws on a network of over 260 angel investors with more than 23 prior investments to source, diligence, and support founders. The fund invests alongside co-investors including Goodwater, Chingona, Launch (Jason Calacanis), Hyde Park Ventures, and Listen Ventures, providing portfolio companies with both capital and an extensive network of operators and advisors across technology and consumer sectors. As of May 2024, Angeles Ventures Fund I had closed an equity investment from Bank of America and deployed capital across multiple portfolio companies including Storybook, Linker Finance, Certiverse, and Sigo Seguros. The fund's general partners, Adela Cepeda and David Olivencia, bring decades of combined experience in finance, venture, and community development. Through the Angeles Investors angel network and its institutional fund structure, Angeles Ventures aims to become the defining early-stage capital platform for Hispanic and Latinx entrepreneurship in the United States, targeting sectors including enterprise SaaS, fintech, insurtech, and tech-enabled services.

Greenoaks Capital Partners is launching its sixth flagship venture capital fund, Greenoaks Capital Opportunities Fund VI, with a target size of $2.25 billion. This fund aims to continue the firm's strategy of making concentrated, long-term investments in technology-enabled companies globally. The fund will focus on identifying and supporting "generation-defining" businesses early in their lifecycle, partnering with them for decades. Greenoaks employs a research-intensive approach, focusing on a select number of companies to maximize value creation. The firm's investment philosophy combines elements of venture capital and value investing, allowing for flexibility across asset classes, industries, and geographies. Greenoaks' portfolio features notable investments in companies like Coupang, Rippling, Wiz, Databricks, Stripe, Canva, and Figma. The firm is known for its founder-focused approach and long-term commitment to its portfolio companies. With Fund VI, Greenoaks continues to pursue opportunities in the mid-stage venture to early growth space, seeking to support companies that have the potential to become global leaders in their respective sectors.

Headline Asia has successfully closed its fifth venture capital fund, Headline Asia Fund V, with a total of $145 million in commitments. This marks a significant milestone, being one of the first notable VC fund closings in Asia-Pacific in recent months, as investor sentiment remains cautious amid global market uncertainty. The fund is a reaffirmation of Headline’s long-term conviction in the innovation potential of early-stage companies in the region. The fund will primarily invest in early-stage technology startups from seed to Series A, targeting companies operating in sectors like e-commerce, logistics, fintech, intellectual property, and AI. Headline Asia will focus on startups driving digital transformation and those with potential for cross-border scalability. The fund typically invests between $1 million to $5 million per deal, aiming to partner closely with founders to help scale their businesses. Fund V is backed by several public and institutional LPs, including Japan Investment Corporation (JIC), National Development Fund of Taiwan (NDF), Korea Venture Investment Corporation (KVIC), and SME Support Japan. So far, it has made 17 investments, including startups like Newmo (Japan, ride-hailing), Jenfi (Singapore, revenue-based financing), and Pi-xcels (Tokyo/Singapore, NFC receipts). The fund's strategic approach reflects a belief in the enduring opportunity within Asia’s startup ecosystem.