BY Paul H. Lee, Senior Vice President, Peacock Equity Fund Relevancy Score: 100 Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 3:06 PM
Every so often, I hear an early-stage venture capitalist warn a roomful of entrepreneurs about the pitfalls of taking money from strategic rather than traditional investors. Time for a rebuttal. 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 Anand Sanwal, Co-Founder, ChubbyBrain Relevancy Score: 100 Thu Oct 15, 2009 at 9:48 AM
Venture funds may be having trouble raising new funding, but they are still investing what money they have. The third quarter of 2009 saw venture capital activity hit $6.1B, a healthy 14% increase in venture capital activity over Q2 ...READ»
BY ChubbyBrain Relevancy Score: 100 Fri Oct 23, 2009 at 2:31 PM
In the middle of a venture capital funding slump, you might think that early stage investments would be the hardest hit--VC dollars would be siphoned away from early-stage deals and poured into existing portfolio companies ...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»
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»
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»
BYDavid Capece Relevancy Score: 100 Mon Jul 27, 2009 at 8:35 AM
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»
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»
This week, I attended a workshop convened by the National Academy of Engineering Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medecine. The CWSEM Committee focused its efforts this year on entrepreneurial careers for women ...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»
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»
BYMeredith Gossland Relevancy Score: 100 Sat Aug 1, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Adding 10 per day, I'll be listing 200 ways to get funding for green business. From bootstrapping to angel investors and Grants there is plenty of money to go around! Check it out!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»
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»
