BlackBerry Partners fund plans to raise $150 million to invest BRIC mobile opportunities
BlackBerry Partners Fund, a VC firm backed by Research In Motion Ltd., Thomson Reuters, Royal Bank of Canada and other major investors, reportedly plans to raise at least $150 million for a new vehicle to make investments in mobile-phone software companies in BRIC countries.
Earlier in May this year, BlackBerry Partners announced its plan to raise a $100 million fund focused on China, but this plan has now apparently broadened out to include investing in a wider range of geographies....
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