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Some Venture Funds Hit "Pause" on Big Deals - Pui-Wing Tam - Voices - AllThingsD
Over the past year, Marc Andreessen invested in a series of high-profile Web companies, including Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Groupon Inc.
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. venture capital fundraising dropped to the lowest in eight years in the third quarter as a slowing economic recovery and debt crisis in Europe led to fewer initial public offerings.
U.S. Venture Capital Fundraising Falls to Lowest in Eight Years - Businessweek
A VC: What We Are Seeing
The Wall Street Journal has a story out today that says " Web Startups Hit Cash Crunch ."
By Seth Levine, contributor I recently waked into a pitch meeting for a social networking related business and was surprised by what I saw.
Is there an age bias in venture capital? - Term Sheet
Investing / Strategy
Last week, the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones LP Source released their latest figures on venture capital fundraising in the US and in Europe. According to the analysis it’s going to be a bleak midwinter (and possibly new year as well) for startups and VCs alike. In the US, it’s the fourth year in a row where VC investment is greater than fundraising, with a 24 per cent drop in the number of funds and amount raised during Q3 this year compared to Q3 in 2010.
Real Business - Forget the VC cool-down, the future is bright for startups
There a few platforms that aim to connect investors and startups on the web, including AngelList , but for the most part investment transactions and venture funding is done face-to-face, many times with a hand shake involved.
The PayPal Mafia Puts $525K In CapLinked, A LinkedIn-Meets-Salesforce For Private Investing
Erick Schonfeld is a technology journalist and the former Editor in Chief of TechCrunch. At TechCrunch, he oversaw the editorial content of the site, helped to program the Disrupt conferences and CrunchUps, produced TCTV shows, and wrote daily for the blog.
Stupid Questions VCs Ask
Web 2.0 and finance
Venture capitalists say they plan to invest more next year, according to a survey released today by the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and Dow Jones VentureSource . The survey polled 330 venture capitalists and 180 CEOs for their thoughts on where they see investment headed in 2011.
Survey Finds VCs Optimistic About 2011 Investments
7 Questions Entrepreneurs Need To Ask VCs
I’ve been on both sides of the table, but there are seven hard questions I’d ask my deal lead at a firm from which I’m considering taking venture investment.
Matt Cohler: I Hope Silicon Valley Doesn’t Become Versailles
MG Siegler is a general partner at CrunchFund and a columnist for TechCrunch, where he has been writing since 2009. His focus is on Apple.
Last week, venture capitalist Fred Wilson wrote a post pointing out that the VC industry is split in two : software-based businesses and everything else (specifically, “cleantech, biotech and other capital intensive businesses”).
A Tale Of Two VC Industries: The Web Versus Cleantech
VentureDeal is updated daily and offers convenient access to detailed and actionable information for business development, venture capital financing search and investment goals. VentureDeal is based in Menlo Park, CA.
VentureDeal: Venture Capital, Venture Capital Companies and Startups
Q2 2010 Report: 366 Internet, Software Companies Raised $2.1 Billion In Total
Venture capital database VentureDeal this morning released complimentary VC Funding Quarterly reports, covering the second quarter of 2010. Let’s take a look at the report TechCrunch readers are likely most interested in: the world of the Web, digital media, software and ecommerce.Sarah Lacy writes for PandoDaily, a news site which she founded.
Super Angel/VC Smackdown: Why the Hate? (TCTV)
Super Angel v. VC SMACKDOWN Part 2: Are Super Angels Just a Phase? (TCTV)
Sarah Lacy writes for PandoDaily, a news site which she founded.VC Blogs
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