Five Ways To Get More Women In Venture Capital. End Of The Road For Highway 12 Ventures - Venture Capital Dispatch. Most VCs Are Investing All Wrong. DCM Named China’s Venture Capital Firm of the Year. MENLO PARK, Calif.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--DCM, a leading international technology venture capital firm, today announced that it has been recognized by the Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) as Venture Firm of the Year for its successful investment strategy, its demonstrable exits and increasing significance in China.
DCM also announced that Mbaobao, a leading Chinese e-commerce destination and rising star among DCM’s more than 30 China investments, has been awarded Venture Deal of the Year. “As one of the first venture capital firms to play a significant role in helping build early stage technology companies in China, it’s an honor to be recognized as venture capital firm of the year and to be part of this inaugural award” The inaugural AVCJ China Awards recognize the growth and importance of private equity and venture capital activity across China.
About DCM: DCM is an early stage venture capital firm that has been helping entrepreneurs build world-class technology companies since 1996. #20tweets (updated) Sequoia Capital rakes in $1.3B for the Valley and China. Perennially successful tech investor Sequoia Capital is once again setting its sights on Silicon Valley, having raised at least $1.3 billion for a new fund that will zero in on up-and-coming startups, according to a filing released today by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Sequoia, a storied venture-capital firm that has invested in white-hot tech companies from AdMob to Apple, Cisco, Google, YouTube and a host of others, will call the new fund Sequoia Capital 2010. It most recently poured $27.5 million into Square, the mobile payments startup founded by Twitter creator Jack Dorsey, on Jan. 10. That funding valued Square at $240 million overall.
The firm has said in the past that any new fund would focus primarily on early and growth stage companies located in the U.S. and China. Thus far, Sequoia Capital 2010 has secured more than $1.35 billion in capital commitments since last March, Fortune reported today. Rady Venture Fund. What is the Rady Venture Fund? The Rady Venture Fund, a student-assisted venture capital investment fund, was established at the Rady School of Management to support the school's educational objectives in the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation and transfer of discoveries into the marketplace. Its goal is to provide a unique, hands-on learning experience for Rady MBA and UC San Diego graduate students. Students learn by doing, gaining the skills, perspective and competitive edge necessary to succeed in today's global, knowledge-driven economy.
The fund works with investment industry leaders to enhance student education and deploy investment capital to assist in the creation of successful companies. The Rady Venture Fund is funded by donations to the UC San Diego Foundation. How does the fund work? How will the fund focus its investments? The Rady Venture Fund will make one to two investments per year. How can I learn more about the fund or make a donation? Who manages the fund? 3TS Capital Partners: Home. Giant VC Firm Canaan Partners Opens NY Office.
Canaan Partners — a multibillion-dollar VC firm with offices in Silicon Valley, Israel and India — has opened a new office in New York. “We’ve been investing in New York City since 1997 when we first backed DoubleClick. We continue to invest actively in this area, with nine new investments in the past several years,” Warren Lee, venture partner at Canaan and co-director of the firm’s New York office, said in a press release. Canaan is currently invested in New York startups blip.tv and Tremor Media. Canaan was a backer of DoubleClick, the ad network which sold to Google in 2008 for $3.1 billion — New York’s largest exit to date. “We are very impressed with the quality and experience of New York entrepreneurs,” continued Lee.
Bonus perk for Canaan startups: Their office will feature a “digital living room” with an Xbox Kinect360, powered by 3D-sensing technology from Canaan portfolio company PrimeSense, and a GoogleTV, featuring web video content from Canaan portfolio company blip.tv. Holiday magic: First Round Capital does it again - The Term Sheet: Fortune's deals blog.
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