BYFrancisco Dao Relevancy Score: 100 Wed Jul 16, 2008 at 1:07 AM
It used to be that venture capitalists either went big or went home. If the investment wasn’t $1.5 million or more, the deal just wasn’t interesting to them. Unfortunately, this often left early stage companies facing a funding ...READ»
BY Fara Warner Relevancy Score: 100 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:25 AM
About twice a year, Donna Novitsky dons a new title, and moves into a new office. Her mission: to transform entrepreneurs' dreams into reality and to take good companies and make them great.READ»
BY Katharine Mieszkowski Relevancy Score: 100 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:20 AM
The startup revolution is as much about the democratization of capital as it is about the creation of new technologies. So why do women-led companies still receive only 4.6% of all venture funding?READ»
BY Rekha Balu Relevancy Score: 100 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:17 AM
The partners at Arts Alliance Ltd., a venture-capital firm, believe that success is about making connections -- between companies and their customers, and between portfolio companies.READ»
Francisco couldn't get this to re-post here, so gave me permission to do it. For me, this is one of those "answers to a maiden's prayer" posts. OK, so I haven't been a maiden for awhile. Picky, picky! :-) ...READ»
BYDavid Capece Relevancy Score: 100 Mon Jul 6, 2009 at 6:58 AM
As entrepreneurs and industry leaders adapt to the digital world, innovation is central to success. To illustrate innovation and entrepreneurship in the tech sector, we’ve selected ten companies across five categories that have secured venture capital (VC) investment. These companies are pioneering...READ»
BYJohn Montgomery Relevancy Score: 100 Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Castle Venture Group, a venture capital firm located in Nashville, TN, will host a workshop for angel and venture firm investors. The speaker will be William M. Keever, Castle's President and Founder, as well as a number of other ...READ»
BY Joseph Bartlett Relevancy Score: 100 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:35 AM
Entrepreneurs waste a lot of time soliciting professionally managed venture funds. Venture capitalists operate according to their own largely unwritten rules. In order to play the funding game, you must learn these rules. Below, I've ...READ»
BYChris Dannen Relevancy Score: 100 Wed Sep 19, 2007 at 11:22 AM
At the risk of adding to the morass of Facebook-related news coverage floating around the Web, it’s worth mentioning that Facebook announced this week that it is pairing with two prominent VC firms to establish fbFund, a $10 ...READ»
BY Alison Overholt Relevancy Score: 100 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:52 AM
Kathy Sherbrooke, cofounder of Circles, one of the few venture-backed companies on our list, on what she learned about going after venture capital.READ»
Also in today's WSJ, Lee Gomes offers a solid piece on groups of angel investors, angel networks and the Angel Capital Association.
Angels are being painted the new venture capitalists. What do you think? On mark? Off?READ»
BYFrancine Hardaway Relevancy Score: 100 Mon Feb 18, 2008 at 6:22 PM
My friend Marianne Hudson, who runs the Angel Capital Education Foundation for the Kauffman Foundation
has released a new study saying that angels are getting an average IRR of 27% on their investments. The study consisted of 86 ...READ»
BY John Ellis Relevancy Score: 100 Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:41 AM
Venture capital is undergoing a radical change. Forget home runs -- VCs just want to hit a few singles. We're seeing the emergence of risk-averse venture capitalists. Talk about an oxymoron!READ»
It's well know that VC funds take their economic hits with a delay because they work in liquid money, but it seems like their time of reckoning for the great bust of '08 has finally come. VentureBeat reports that new data from the ...READ»
