Investment Funds
Since the 1980s, when Morgenthaler began raising private equity funds from institutional investors in the early 1980s, the firm has raised over $2.8 billion of investor commitments.
- 1985 - Morgenthaler Venture Partners II - $ 30m
- 1989 - Morgenthaler Venture Partners III - $ 65m
- 1995 - Morgenthaler Venture Partners IV - $ 135m
- 1998 - Morgenthaler Venture Partners V - $ 300m
- 2000 - Morgenthaler Venture Partners VI - $ 575m
- 2001 - Morgenthaler Venture Partners VII - $ 850m
- 2005 - Morgenthaler Venture Partners VIII - $ 450m
- 2008 - Morgenthaler Ventures IX - $ 400m+
Historically, Morgenthaler funds have made both venture capital and leveraged buyout investments out of the same fund. In November 2008, Morgenthaler Ventures exceeded its fundraising goal and closed its ninth fund (Morgenthaler Venture Partners IX) at slightly more than $400 million. MVP IX is the first Morgenthaler fund to focus solely on venture capital investments. By comparison, Morgenthaler Ventures was allocated approximately $315 million to invest in the previous fund.
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