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Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures Announces Fifth Fund to Invest in Firm Clients

April 30, 2024

Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures is pleased to announce Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures V, its latest venture fund launched in April 2024 to invest in companies and debt and equity fund clients.

Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures teams with Â鶹ֱ²¥ & Lardner LLP clients as business strategists and investors. Attorneys at Â鶹ֱ²¥ have funded Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures Funds I, II, III, IV, and V to invest in – or alongside – the firm’s clients.

  • Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures l closed in April 2011 and provided capital support to clients in promising early-stage or growth-stage businesses. It is fully committed and invested in more than 54 companies.
  • Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures ll closed in April 2013 and expanded Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures’ platform to actively invest in both companies and debt and equity fund clients. It is fully committed with 54 investments.
  • Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures lll closed in November 2014, and invested in companies and debt and equity fund clients. It is fully committed with 54 investments.
  • Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures IV closed in September 2018 and invested in companies and debt and equity fund clients with 27 investments.
  • Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures V launched in April 2024 and will invest in companies and debt and equity fund clients.

Â鶹ֱ²¥ Ventures V is managed by Â鶹ֱ²¥ partners Natasha Allen, Steven Barth, Christopher Converse, Susan Pravda, and Paul Wrycha.

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Natasha Allen

San Francisco 415.438.6468
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Steven R. Barth

Milwaukee
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Christopher Converse

Dallas 214.999.4903
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Susan E. Pravda

Boston 617.875.3110

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