Venture Capital

Two rules in venture capital: VC firms tend to give money to entrepreneurs who've gotten venture capital before. VCs also like to fund companies that already have customers and revenue. Now that the economy's in a slump, these rules are doubly true.  

There's a long list of Dept Of Energy and other government grants sending funding to promising CleanTech companies. The article's focus is on the funding of Fisker and whether/how VP Bidens people were involved with setting up the deal. This article is one of a wave of articles questioning whether "venture capitalist" is the right role for government. The principle may be that government venture capitalist activities interfere with the free...  

Even though I said I wasn't surprised by this week's 2010 venture capital predictions, one item did catch my attention -- the slide where 48% of U.S. VCs said they expect more foreign LPs to invest in their funds next year. VCs are telling the National Venture Capital Association that the percentage of foreign money in their funds has been climbing from 5% to as high as 15% or 20%, said president Mark Heesen. Some LPs are attracted to the U.S...  

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7f4847/public_speaking) has announced the addition of the "Public Speaking & Presentation Skills for Venture Capitalists" audioconference to their offering. In Public Speaking & Presentation Skills for Venture Capitalists, the analyst examines specific tips and tricks used by the world's best speakers and leading VCs that are guaranteed to enhance your...  

VC investment in cleantech shot up sequentially in the third quarter of 2009, almost fully recovering from the go-go days of 2008 after a collapse earlier this year. Venture capital investment rose last quarter to $897.5 million, up 89% from $474.8 million in the previous quarter. This according to the MoneyTree Report, a survey produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data provided by...  

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Several of the world's premier research universities and hospitals - as well as many top venture capitalists - connected at SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, for a one-day showcase of key opportunities and information exchange on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009.  

La Jolla-based Salk Institute for Biological Studies, known for its life science research, disclosed this morning that the firm has added venture capitalists Fred Dotzler to its board of trustees. The institute said that Dotzler, co-founder and Managing Director of De Novo Ventures, joins its board along with literary agent Linda Chester and Mary Jane Salk, the widow of Dr. Lee Salk. Dotzler was also the founder of Medicus Venture Partners...  

Paris-based entrepreneur Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry is covering the Le Web conference for us this year. Follow him on Twitter for more updates. Niklas Zennstrom is known as the founder of startups that were sometimes smashing successes (Skype), somewhat dismal failures (Joost), but always interesting. While he's been in the news lately for his litigating to get aboard the Skype LBO, he is also launching a VC firm called Atomico Ventures. The firm...  

I asked Bill Gurley whether a new model for early stage funding would emerge now that the VC industry is "slimming down" (perhaps shrinking by 50%) due to the rebalancing of university endowments out of "alternative assets" (illiquid stuff like VC funds) .He answered that the top tier VCS on Sand Hill Road still routinely fund two entrepreneurs and a Powerpoint.[...]  

We knew this was going to be a tough year for many startups. Venture capitalists needed to eke their money out. It is natural they would be withholding it from some because of the uncertainty that the global economic crisis had brought and the delay it introduced into the growth of various markets.  

If you work at Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) and want to start a new company, venture capitalists will probably want to meet you.That’s because they like Cisco’s ability to nurture creative, innovative people. “I very much believe that hiring and recruiting people from successful teams is important,” Jason Matlof, a partner ...(139 words)  

Tim Rowe says he has happy news to share at the Cambridge Innovation Center’s 10th anniversary party tomorrow night (see main story). The founder and CEO of the rental office facility has long had a spreadsheet showing how much money venture capital firms have invested in CIC companies, and last month, he says, the total [...]  

Countries eyeing a flourishing startup landscape should invest generously and court foreign investors, Israeli venture capitalist tells Singapore audience. Compare your salaryUse the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros.http://www.activetechpros.com  

5AM Ventures, a large venture-capital firm in Silicon Valley, is expected to announce today that the Renaissance Venture Capital Fund is a limited partner in its newest fund of $200 million, which closed at the end of November.  

To help position Bay Area startups to grow their companies, Technology Credit Union and consulting and management firm Access Growth LLC have formed a partnership to offer support. Through the Access Growth Venture Center located in Santa Clara ...