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BusinessWeek November 4, 2010 |
Where They're Betting (A Very Partial List) Andreessen Horowitz (aka A16Z) raised $300 million in the heat of the recession. It's invested about half of that in early seed-stage start-ups, slightly older venture-stage companies, and mature firms with potential for growth. |
InternetNews October 21, 2010 |
A $250M 'Party' for Social Web Developers? The sFund for social Web developers launches with backing from Kleiner Perkins, Amazon, Comcast, Facebook and others. |
Entrepreneur February 2009 Carol Tice |
European VC Firms Investing in U.S. The VC community overseas is smaller than the U.S., but it is looking for U.S.-based companies. |
Fast Company May 2005 Alison Overholt |
Venturing Forth Kathy Sherbrooke, co-founder of Circles, one of the few venture-backed companies on our list, on what she learned about going after venture capital. |
Entrepreneur November 2003 David Worrell |
Seed Money VC financing for early-stage companies is back in bloom. |
Entrepreneur July 2002 Tracy T. Lefteroff |
After The Flood With the flow of VC funding slowed to a trickle, let our list of the top 100 VC funds be your divining rod. |
Entrepreneur July 2006 |
Doing the Numbers VC funding had another fruitful year, nurturing young and established companies alike. |
InternetNews September 25, 2009 |
Twitter Confirms New Funding The popular microblogging service names investors, but remains tight-lipped about further details. |
BusinessWeek July 4, 2005 Justin Hibbard |
Why All That VC Cash Is Causing Jitters A surfeit of money could drive up the costs of startups, and depress returns. |
BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Brad Stone |
John Doerr Makes a Social Call The Silicon Valley legend returns to the consumer Internet with sFund, to fund the next round of consumer Web startups. |
InternetNews April 26, 2006 Nicholas Carlson |
Microsoft Into Social Networking, Too Social networking company Wallop is the fruit of Microsoft's IP Ventures program, which the company uses to connect its R&D department to the venture capitalist community. |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2008 Tim Beyers |
How to Get Google's Billions Is the Big G becoming a VC? |
Entrepreneur March 2007 Jennifer Pellet |
In Good Company Corporate VC funding's on the up. Could you be in the money? |
Entrepreneur August 2008 Tracy T. Lefteroff |
High Rollers Venture capitalists showed entrepreneurs the big bucks in 2007. Could one of our top VC firms be looking for a business like yours this time around? |
The Motley Fool December 13, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Jive Is Alive The social networking platform provider for corporations goes public. |
Entrepreneur July 2003 David Worrell |
Bonus Round Taking on some venture debt after a round of VC can give you more bang for your buck. |
InternetNews February 13, 2009 Judy Mottl |
Twitter Pads Its Piggy Bank Twitter gets another financial boost - and vows to begin generating revenue. |
Entrepreneur April 2009 Asheesh Advani |
Know How Your VC Gets Paid The bear market brings several implications for startups looking for funding. |
InternetNews November 5, 2010 |
VC Spending Plummets But Software Still Tops The third quarter was a disappointing one for venture capital investment but a good number of new software companies have little to complain about. |
Entrepreneur May 2008 Carol Tice |
It's Go Time Raise money for your business before the downturn catches up with you first. |
InternetNews April 7, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Jive Talk About The Enterprise Upstart Jive Software looks to hone in on the social enterprise software market. |
Entrepreneur May 2005 John F. Ince |
Back in Black The Venture Capital industry is fattening up again -- but what does this mean for the entrepreneur? For the short term anyway, an increase in the supply of available capital. |
Entrepreneur July 2002 Mark Henricks |
Answering the Call Trust corporations to know when the VC game is ready for new players. |
Wired April 2004 Gary Rivlin |
The Roots of Bust 2.0 Suddenly, venture capital is growing on trees. But the cash glut could crash the Valley again. |
InternetNews March 28, 2008 |
Billionaire Ups Facebook Stake to $120M: Source Social networking site Facebook has closed a second $60 million investment round. |
Entrepreneur February 2009 Brad Feld |
VC vs. Angel Money: A Primer Don't blow a financing opportunity by approaching the wrong source. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Tim Beyers |
These Investors Are Dropping Like Flies Venture capital is getting more scarce, and that's good news. |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2010 Carl Bagh |
Sensing Threat From Facebook, Google Forays Into Social Networking Facebook has opportunities to expand into multiple platforms, just like Google has. |
Entrepreneur August 2008 Carol Tice |
On the Horizon The economy may be down, but the expansion capital outlook remains positive in 2008. |
Inc. June 2004 Michelle Leder |
Offshore Drilling Why foreign-based venture capitals are taking a closer look at U.S. firms. |
InternetNews January 18, 2008 |
Facebook Apps Vendor Slide Gets $50M in Funding Social network software maker Slide Inc, creator of several of the most popular software programs running on Facebook and MySpace, has closed a $50 million institutional financing round. |
The Motley Fool July 21, 2008 Tim Beyers |
The Web Still Beats Solar A new study shows that venture capitalists poured $1.5 billion into Internet-specific businesses in the second quarter. Clean-tech companies yielded a little more than half that. |
Inc. December 2004 Michelle Leder |
Main Street VCs Most venture capitalists prefer to be within an hour's drive of their investments, but that's beginning to change. Is a new breed of venture capital, coming soon to a town near you? |
Entrepreneur May 2003 C.J. Prince |
Ray of Hope? VCs are optimistic about the coming year but are still holding on to their purse strings. |
The Motley Fool September 17, 2009 Tim Beyers |
Is This the Market's Next Bubble Boy? Has Twitter reached billion-dollar-business status already? |
CRM June 20, 2013 Kelly Liyakasa |
Jive Software Steps Up Mobile Strategy An interest in enterprise collaboration fuels product development, integrations. |
Entrepreneur July 2003 Lefteroff et al. |
The Thrill of the Chase Nowadays, it seems venture capitalists are an endangered species, but your chances of finding VC funding are better than you think. We'll help you track down investors with our 3rd Annual VC 100. |
InternetNews June 16, 2009 Alex Goldman |
Could Twitter Top Google? Twitter can deliver more traffic and better traffic than any search engine, at least according to backer and venture capitalist Fred Wilson. |
Bio-IT World January 13, 2003 Michael Greeley |
What Do We Do Now? Like it or not, the supply of capital is an important ingredient in the continued development of the bio-IT industry. Appreciating and understanding the forces currently at work in the VC marketplace can only help in raising capital. |
Entrepreneur July 2004 |
Seeing Green Signaling the end of the VC drought, several industries have become fertile ground for investors. So what's the best way to find the right investor--even if you're not in one of those superstar sectors? Start with our 4th Annual VC 100. |
InternetNews September 24, 2009 |
Investors Warm to SaaS in Bleak VC Climate Second-quarter VC spending checked in at its lowest level since 1997 but private, on-demand software firms represent a lone bright spot. |
Inc. July 1, 2000 Emily Barker |
Great Companies Started for $1,000 or Less Forget venture capital. By dint of ingenuity, doggedness, and chutzpah, it's still possible to bootstrap a company -- and thrive |
Entrepreneur April 2009 Brad Feld |
Beware the Arrogant Venture Capitalist Their weaknesses may vary, but there's typically a common characteristic not-great venture capitalists share: arrogance. |
Entrepreneur November 2001 C.J. Prince |
In-Out Privileges Is your business a revolving door for limited partners? As long as the money is there, don't worry if they come and go as they please... |
Entrepreneur March 2009 Brad Feld |
Check Your VC's Pulse With the U.S. economy bouncing around chaotically, VC-backed companies are in a unique position: Until they become cash-flow positive, they're dependent on the support of their investors for additional financing. Ask your VC these three questions to gauge its level of involvement. |
HBS Working Knowledge April 29, 2008 Josh Lerner |
Venture Capital A summary report on the recently held HBS Centennial colloquium on venture capital. |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Tim Beyers |
Banks Are Killing the Next Big Thing Commercial lending is well below historic norms. Just how creditworthy does a business have to be nowadays? |
Inc. May 2005 Michelle Leder |
Come to Daddy Some of the world's biggest companies are putting their venture capital hats back on and looking for new start-ups to fund. |
Entrepreneur April 2010 Brad Feld |
Know When to Walk Away Don't ask venture capitalists for referrals if they say they're not interested. |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2009 Tim Beyers |
Meet Telecom's New Kingmakers Software, not access, is the key to profits in the mobile market. That's a huge issue for carriers |