Ventures Platform Closes $84M Pan-African Fund II: What It Signals for Frontier VC
Ventures Platform closed its second Pan-African fund at $84 million, beating its $75 million target, with new capital from EBRD, Norfund, and Ashesi...
Capital F's $17M Fund Has 80% Female LPs: What It Signals for Accredited Women Investors
Capital F closed a $17 million debut fund with roughly 80% female LPs, in an industry where women hold under 20% of LP seats.
How to Spot Fee Stacking in a Fund-of-Funds Before You Invest: A Checklist
A fund-of-funds (a fund that invests in other private funds instead of buying assets directly) can quietly eat 27% to 30% of your committed capital in stacked management fees alone over a 10-year fund
Kembangan Capital Partners' Reported $725 Million Raise: What It Signals for Asia-Focused LPs
Singapore-based Kembangan Capital Partners has reportedly raised US$725 million in a first close for private equity and venture capital bets across Asia, anchored by an unnamed sovereign wealth fund,...
Siguler Guff Raises $500 Million for India Mid-Market Private Equity: What Accredited Investors Should Know
Siguler Guff & Company closed its Global Emerging Markets Growth Opportunities Fund II on August 19, 2026, at $500 million in combined capital commitments, more than double the $238 million its...
G Squared's $2.3 Billion Fund Signals Where Venture Capital Liquidity Is Really Going
On August 5, 2026, Chicago-based G Squared announced the final close of G Squared VII at $2.3 billion , the firm's largest fund ever and, by rough math, almost exactly the size of its prior two funds
Khosla Ventures Raises $5.5 Billion: What AI Capital Concentration Means for LPs
According to National Venture Capital Association data , the following analysis reflects current market conditions and publicly available data. Khosla Ventures Raises $5.
CVC's $3.4B Catalyst III Close Reveals the K-Shaped Split in Private Equity
TL;DR: CVC Capital Partners just closed Catalyst III, its third European mid-market buyout fund, at roughly €3.0 billion ($3.4 billion), nearly double the €1.75 billion ($2.0 billion) target it set ou
Fund of Funds Explained: Fees, Returns, and Who Should Use One
**TL;DR** A Fund of Funds (FoF) is a pooled investment vehicle that buys stakes in other investment funds rather than directly in portfolio companies. You get access to oversubscribed top-tier manager
Fund of Funds for Accredited Investors: What the Fee Math Really Says
According to Harris, Jenkinson, Kaplan and Stucke (2018) , A fund of funds (FoF) is a pooled investment vehicle that buys shares in other funds rather than individual companies. You pay two layers of
Fund of Funds: How the Double-Fee Structure Works and When It Makes Sense
Fund of Funds: How the Double-Fee Structure Works and When It Makes Sense A fund of funds (FoF) pools your capital and deploys it across 20 to 30 underlying private equity or venture capital funds....
Fund of Funds Explained: When Double Fees Make Sense (And When They Don't)
Put $1 million into a typical private equity fund charging 2% management fees and 20% carried interest. That fund then invests through a fund of funds structure that charges another 1% management fee and 10% carry on...
Fund of Funds: You're Paying 2-and-20 Twice (Here's When It's Still Worth It)
Fund of Funds: You're Paying 2-and-20 Twice (Here's When It's Still Worth It) Put $1 million into a fund of funds and watch a 3.0x gross multiple shrink to 2.3x net over ten years. That's roughly $700,000 in fee drag on...