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Most public pension systems do not disclose performance data from the venture capital and private equity funds in which they have invested. The few that deviate from that norm -- CalPERS, CalSTRS, Oregon, etc. -- take great pains to remind viewers that the so-called "J-curve" skews returns for immature funds. After all, the internal rate of return (IRR) of a fund raised in 2009 means about as much as a football team's pre-season record.
Mass. pension discloses PE/VC fund performance data - The Term Sheet: Fortune's deals blog
Why these selection criteria? It is our intension to limit the analysis to PE Firms that are of relevant scale in terms of their activities. (I.e. minimum capital under management).
The 2009 Gottschalg PE Performance Ranking Report
If Angelgate didn’t prove it, then the following data will; there’s a tinge of mania when it come to early- and seed-stage funding.
By The Numbers: Seed Funding is The New Black: Tech News «
What A Double-Dip Recession Would Mean For Venture Capital - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ
The following guest post comes from Mark Suster , a venture capitalist who last October warned that the economy’s resurgence was only temporary and that there was a strong possibility of a “double dip” recession.
BOSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/14/10 -- Returns for private equity and venture capital funds remained positive for the fourth consecutive quarter, which ended March 31, 2010, and continued to benefit from improving valuations for public equities. However, first quarter performance for both private asset classes was lower than in either of the two previous quarters. Also for the fourth consecutive quarter, private equity outperformed venture capital; both, however, lagged public market returns during the first quarter and for the 12-month period ending March 31, according to Cambridge Associates LLC , provider of independent research and investment advice to institutional investors and private clients.
Private Equity Continued to Outperform Venture Capital in the First Quarter of 2010, Though Returns for Both Asset Classes, While Positive, Trailed Public Market Returns | SYS-CON MEDIA
NEW YORK – July 8, 2010 – U.S. private equity fund-raising fell to $45.1 billion during the first half of 2010, down 26% from $61.2 billion raised during the same period last year, according to Dow Jones LP Source, an industry database that tracks private equity fund-raising.
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Q1'10 Silicon Valley VC Survey : May 18, 2010 : Fenwick & West L
Yep but not absolutely bad. There may be seasonality effects. by May 19
Editor’s note : Earlier this month, BrightRoll raised a $10 million Series B for its video ad network.
Don’t “Pull A Patzer” And Other Lessons Learned On Our Trip Down
Editor’s note : This guest post was written by Paul Kedrosky , a senior fellow at the Kaufman Foundation who blogs regularly about venture capital and finance at Infectious Greed .
Are Startups Getting Crazy, Or Just IPO Crazy?
Foursquare continues to pick up momentum. It now has 20 million users, up from 15 million in December. What's more, user growth is accelerating; it took approximately 6 months for the app to gain 5 million users between June and December last year.
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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups? | Both Sides of the Table
Lots of discussion these days about the changes in the VC industry. Here’s my take:Will the crisis affect start-up financing?
This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the document requested.The 2009 data on venture capital investments is out now.
The Venture Diet Is Working
You might have seen this graphic on Techcrunch last week.
Venture capitalists expect their industry to shrink | The Equity Kicker
A VC: Some Thoughts On The Seed Fund Phenomenon
There have been quite a few posts written about this meme in the past few weeks. I think that Paul Kedrosky got the discussion started with this post . Chris Dixon wrote an interesting response .Seed fund phenomenon
VC Fundraising Shrinks 82% in Q2 09
Quite a drastic drop. However, it is normal as there is always a lag-time in fundraising of 6-12 months. I suspect next quarter won't be great either as very few funds would have started a fundraising 6-9 months ago. by Jul 13
Recent EU-based VC fundraising & invt
VC industry - Statistics - US - 2010
VC industry - Statistics - Europe - 2010