Topic: Venture Capital Firms

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Top 5 Venture Capital Firms: Funding Social Missions

In recent years, a new breed of venture capital firms has emerged to make an impact beyond just profitability. Social venture capital funds are adding a new mission in combination with positive financial returns: social and environmental impact. Highlighting social venture funds across the world, this week’s top five will focus on VC portfolios that range from organic beverages to water purification systems in Rajasthan to fiber optic enterprises making energy companies more efficient.READ»

William M. Keever to speak at Venture Capital Workshop

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»

VC Funding and Innovation

It seems that even in innovation, there is some wisdom to be gained from the tortoise and the hare. READ»

Why Designers and Venture Capitalists Should Start Working Together Now

I just returned from the Israel Conference in L.A., a gathering of venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and business people closely tied to the Israel-California innovation connection. The elegant event attracted over 500 ...READ»

• Gadi Amit's blog: The New Deal

Built to Flip - Where Do You Come Down?

Has Built to Flip overthrown Built to Last? Should it? Fast Company asked five commentators to tell us where they come down on those questions -- and to offer strong opinions that will spark debate.READ»

All the Right Connections

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»

Paul McNamara

General Manager, Enterprise Market Segment at Red Hat Inc., Durham, North CarolinaREAD»

Rising Trend of Social Venture Capital

As venture capital continues to support cause-driven companies, entrepreneurs have an opportunity to be profitable and create long-term sustainability. Where at one time cause-driven businesses found it challenging to find investment, if the trend continues, social entrepreneurship will take center-stage and potentially be the gold standard of the investing world.READ»

Venture Capital, " Rightsized"

The old guard of venture capital is changing. The reason? Older partners downshifting as new money starts to flow in.READ»

How Accel Partners Turns Pitches Into Hits

Meeting I Never MissREAD»

He Knows How to Be Diligent About Due Diligence

Whether you're sizing up an investment or a new hire, it's not enough to study the financials and the references. As due-diligence expert Barry Rhein will tell you, you've got to read between the lines.READ»

(No) Exit Ahead?

A leading venture capitalist offers a tough-love survival guide: How to keep your company afloat when the IPO market has dried up. Plus, six words you should never use when raising money.READ»

Built to Last

Fast Company issues this call to action and invites you to read it, sign it, and join the movement to realize the promise of the new economy.READ»

Wall Street and the New Startup Economy

Why venture-backed tech hopefuls may be a haven amid the financial storm.READ»

• 10 Web 2.0 Failures
• What the Wall Street Crisis Means for Big Tech
• How Wall Street's Meltdown Will Affect Your Career

Launch: Silicon Valley 2009

Starting a tech business in good times takes guts--more than 60% of new ones fail in four recession-free years. These days, you need courage, chutzpah, and an extra measure of je ne sais quoi. A chance to woo investors helps; ...READ»

BROKERS & DEALERS

            A broker is defined as anyone who makes securities transactions for others. (The exception to this is a bank.) A dealer is defined as someone who buys and ...READ»

Honesty Is the Best Policy - Trust Us

These Silicon Valley leaders are taking the ethical high road -- and betting that it's the road to success.READ»

... According to New Southerners

Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, business leaders, educators, and government officials define the New South on the brink of the 21st century.READ»

... According to New Southerners

Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, business leaders, educators, and government officials define the New South on the brink of the 21st century.READ»

Beginner's Luck

In the Internet casino, the name of the game is IPO, and the players are looking to improve their odds. Meet five high rollers who think that their systems will help them hit the jackpot.READ»

It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times

When entrepreneurs start a new business they often have a nasty habit of paying little attention to whether or not the timing it right for that business idea. Some will start their business either way, no matter what the data (or the bozos) say. And some of those entrepreneurs are going to be successful in spite of the worst of odds. But today’s economic uncertainties actually puts the question of timing front and center in the entrepreneur’s minds eye. So here are some things you should consider before starting a business in today’s brutal business climate:READ»

Network Effects

How do Web companies get so big so fast? By embracing the most important strategic mind flip of the 21st century. A world governed by networks is rewriting the rules for how you build companies, market products, and create value.READ»

What's Wrong With Risk-Averse Venture Capitalists?

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»

Venture Capital Slows to a Trickle

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»