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| VC vies for a slice of $7T private wealth pie | | There's a silver lining to venture capital's exit stalemate, according to our latest analyst note: a prime opportunity for private wealth investors to buy low.
High-net-worth individuals have about $450 trillion at their disposal. They're expected to plow more than $7 trillion into private markets by 2033.
The rise of the secondary market for startup shares demonstrates significant demand from private wealth. And leading VC firms like Sequoia and Andreessen Horowitz are already changing their strategies to tap this market. Get the report. | | Also...
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| Clean energy bets powered up in Q3 | |  | | (Drew Sanders/PitchBook News) | | | Q3 was the best quarter for VC deal flow into clean energy companies since Q4 2022, as investors take bigger swings on battery energy storage, grid management and even fusion, according to PitchBook's Q3 2024 Clean Energy Report. Even Northvolt's descent into bankruptcy doesn't seem to have put a dent into fundraising for clean energy alternatives.
The AI industry's demands on data centers are pushing investors into uncharted territory. Ten fusion startups raised VC rounds in Q3, including four rounds over $50 million. | | | | | | | |
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| Reporter's notebook: Talking AI, IPOs and Trump at Helsinki's Slush | |  | | (Riikka Vaahtera/Slush photo) | | | A rebound in VC dealmaking looks likely in 2025, according to VCs gathered at Helsinki startup conference Slush.
The future of AI was the dominant theme of the conference, with funding expected to flow into the technology even more quickly in 2025 than it did this year. | | | | | | | | | PE mid-market deals fare best in driving profitability | |  | | (Pavel Muravev/Getty Images) | | | The sources of value creation differ between mid-sized and large-cap PE deals in North America.
Data shows the former saw improvements in profitability play a role in value growth, while the latter entirely depended on the increase in valuation multiple and revenue growth for value creation. | | | | | | | |
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Zepto, an Indian grocery delivery startup, raised $350 million in a round led by Motilal Oswal.
Last mile delivery and logistics startup OneRail, which is based in Orlando, has raised a $42 million Series C led by Aliment Capital.
San Jose-based AI networking startup Aviz Networks has raised a $17 million Series A led by Alter Venture Partners.
Palo Alto-based Teleo, a startup building autonomous heavy machinery, has raised a $16.2 million Series A extension led by UP.Partners.
Swedish-based startup Candela has raised an additional $14 million in its Series C round for its electric aquatic transportation technology, from EQT Ventures and SEB Private Equity. | | | | | |
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Goldman Sachs has acquired Melita, a company that provides telecommunication and infrastructure services, from EQT.
Oaktree Capital is finalizing a $225 million unitranche loan to back a stake in AZ Nex Generation Advisory, an Australian-headquartered collective of accounting and financial advisory firms.
IK Partners plans to acquire Driescher, a German maker of power switches.
HIG Capital completed its acquisition of Northwest Pump and Equipment, which services the fueling and industrial sectors.
Hg and Spectrum Equity have made a strategic investment in Empyrean Solutions, to broaden its data-processing product suite.
Marathon Asset Management has completed its acquisition of Sunbelt Modular, a manufacturer of modular building solutions.
First Source Electronics, a warehouse-automation division of Nasdaq-listed Commercial Vehicle Group, has been purchased by Woodson Equity.
TH Holdings, owner of brands including Texas Hydraulics, Hydromotion and Oilgear, has been acquired by Fortress Investment Group. | | | | | |
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| Northvolt filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and saw its CEO resign after failing to agree on a last-minute rescue package with its investors. | | | | | |
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A consortium led by South African private equity firm Harith General Partners agreed to buy out the Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund for $360 million.
Theory Ventures has raised $450 million for its second flagship fund focused on investments in AI and web3.
Fund of funds manager, Illumen Capital has raised $32.7 million for Illumen Catalyst Fund that will focus on first time fund managers and entrepreneurs. | | | | | |
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