Information Venture Partners Closes Third Venture Capital Fund at $101M
ACCESSWIRE
05 May 2021, 23:19 GMT+10
The closing of Fund III validates the growing appetite for early-stage investment opportunities in North American B2B financial technology and enterprise SaaS companies
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / May 5, 2021 / Information Venture Partners ( Information VP ), a Toronto-based venture capital firm that primarily invests in early-stage B2B fintech and enterprise software companies modernizing financial services, announced today that it has closed its third investment fund. At US$101 million , Information Venture Partners Fund III is backed by a number of Limited Partners who have invested with Information VP since its inception and include the five largest institutional fund of fund investors that support the Canadian venture capital ecosystem. The commitments also came from some of North America s top financial institutions, including: four of Canada s six largest banks, othe
Information Venture Partners closes third fund, raising $124 million CAD
Toronto-based venture capital firm Information Venture Partners (Information VP) has closed its third venture fund, securing around $124 million CAD ($101 million USD).
Information VP’s Fund III has been backed by a group of limited partners that have invested in its firm since its inception. Information VP did not disclose the names of its LPs. The firm noted the fund’s financiers also include “the five largest institutional fund of fund investors that support the Canadian venture capital ecosystem,” four of Canada’s six largest banks, other large financial institutions and insurers, and “executives from leading fintech companies.”
Information Venture Partners adds former Georgian investor Jane Podbelskaya as it continues to expand team
Toronto-based venture capital and private equity firm Information Venture Partners (Information VP) has appointed Jane Podbelskaya as principal, as the venture firm has continued to grow its investing team in recent months.
Podbelskaya, who previously served as a growth investor at Georgian Partners for over five years, brings 20 years of experience in software, operations, venture capital, and management consulting to Information VP. She told BetaKit she joined the firm because she wanted to focus on early-stage software investing.
“I strongly believe that the chosen focus area of the fund financial services software and FinTech positions it well to generate superior returns.”
Information Venture Partners Appoints Jane Podbelskaya as Principal
Venture capital firm strengthens investment team with the addition of 20-year industry veteran
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / February 3, 2021 / Information Venture Partners, a Toronto-based venture capital firm that primarily invests in early-stage North American B2B financial technology and enterprise software companies, today announced the appointment of Jane Podbelskaya as Principal. Podbelskaya will be responsible for sourcing and executing new investments and providing operational support to Information Venture Partners existing portfolio companies.
Podbelskaya brings 20 years of experience in software, operations, investment and management consulting. Prior to joining Information Venture Partners, she most recently worked at Georgian Partners, a North American fund investing in growth-stage SaaS companies, where she held a number of roles over her six year tenure. Focusing both on new investments and portfolio