BlueRun Ventures Overview
BlueRun Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. BlueRun focuses on seed and series A investments in key markets with a specialized focus on mobile, fintech and real time data systems.
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China's VC Firm Bluerun Ventures Raises $498 Million for New Fund
Bluerun Ventures has raised 3.5 billion yuan ($498 million) for a new fund, focusing on enterprise services, hardware technology, healthcare, and new consumer sectors. This fundraising is one of the largest for Chinese early-stage venture investors this year. Bluerun Ventures has a successful track record of investing in and exiting through IPOs or mergers and acquisitions with tech startups. The company currently manages over 10 billion yuan in assets with an average internal rate of return of over 30% for the past 14 years.
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BlueRun Ventures closes on $130M, promotes Cheryl Cheng to GP
BlueRun Ventures has raised $130 million for its sixth fund and promoted Cheryl Cheng to general partner. The firm is interested in the Mexican startup ecosystem and startups focused on data sharing. BlueRun typically invests $3-5 million at a time and up to $15 million in a companys lifespan. They have previously invested in companies like Kabbage, PayPal, and Coupa. This is their smallest flagship fund to date.
InvestmentManagement Changes
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BlueRun Ventures targets $500m for new fund, expands team Alternatives AsianInvestor
BlueRun Ventures aims to close its second Asia strategy with $500 million, reflecting the swift growth of its target sector. The company is expanding its team and has already identified candidates to hire. BlueRun Ventures focuses on assets in China, Japan, and Korea and has set a hard cap of $750 million for its second fund. The firm closed its first fund at $175 million and has generated an internal rate of return of 68%. BlueRun Ventures changed its investment approach for its second fund, putting a bigger focus on more mature, growth investments. The company also carved out a separate fund focused on healthcare and consumer technology in China. BlueRun Ventures is now concentrating on Korea and has added Japan to its strategy for the first time.
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BlueRun closes third China VC fund at $200m AVCJ
BlueRun Ventures has closed its third China-focused venture capital fund at $200 million, targeting early stage start-ups. The fund will make investments in technology-focused companies. The closure of the fund is a growth-positive development for BlueRun Ventures.
Investment
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BlueRun closes fourth fund on $250m Private Equity International
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150 Hubin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai, China
81 Jianguo Road, Dawang Road, Chaoyang, Beijing, China
Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
545 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA, USA
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growth-positive
China's VC Firm Bluerun Ventures Raises $498 Million for New Fund
Bluerun Ventures has raised 3.5 billion yuan ($498 million) for a new fund, focusing on enterprise services, hardware technology, healthcare, and new consumer sectors. This fundraising is one of the largest for Chinese early-stage venture investors this year. Bluerun Ventures has a successful track record of investing in and exiting through IPOs or mergers and acquisitions with tech startups. The company currently manages over 10 billion yuan in assets with an average internal rate of return of over 30% for the past 14 years.
Investment
growth-positive
BlueRun Ventures closes on $130M, promotes Cheryl Cheng to GP
BlueRun Ventures has raised $130 million for its sixth fund and promoted Cheryl Cheng to general partner. The firm is interested in the Mexican startup ecosystem and startups focused on data sharing. BlueRun typically invests $3-5 million at a time and up to $15 million in a companys lifespan. They have previously invested in companies like Kabbage, PayPal, and Coupa. This is their smallest flagship fund to date.
InvestmentManagement Changes
growth-positive
BlueRun Ventures targets $500m for new fund, expands team Alternatives AsianInvestor
BlueRun Ventures aims to close its second Asia strategy with $500 million, reflecting the swift growth of its target sector. The company is expanding its team and has already identified candidates to hire. BlueRun Ventures focuses on assets in China, Japan, and Korea and has set a hard cap of $750 million for its second fund. The firm closed its first fund at $175 million and has generated an internal rate of return of 68%. BlueRun Ventures changed its investment approach for its second fund, putting a bigger focus on more mature, growth investments. The company also carved out a separate fund focused on healthcare and consumer technology in China. BlueRun Ventures is now concentrating on Korea and has added Japan to its strategy for the first time.
InvestmentExpand
growth-positive
BlueRun closes third China VC fund at $200m AVCJ
BlueRun Ventures has closed its third China-focused venture capital fund at $200 million, targeting early stage start-ups. The fund will make investments in technology-focused companies. The closure of the fund is a growth-positive development for BlueRun Ventures.
Investment
growth-neutral
BlueRun closes fourth fund on $250m Private Equity International
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Growth-Positive
Bluerun Ventures raises initial $200M fund for consumer and mobile investments
BlueRun Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm, has raised an initial $200 million for its fourth fund, with a target of $350 million. The funding was provided by existing limited partners, and the firm hopes to attract other investors. BlueRun is still investing from its $315 million third fund, but expects to start investing from its fourth fund in the second quarter of this year. The firm invests in early stage companies, targeting mobile and consumer industries.
Investment
growth-positive
BlueRun Ventures trying to raise more money for early-stage investments
BlueRun Ventures, a venture capital firm, is attempting to raise $350 million for its fourth fund. The firm was previously known as Nokia Venture Partners and has since become independent of the phone company.
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