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- $34.7 bln raised by VCs in 2007
- Venture capitalists raised $34.7 bln in funds in 2007, an increase of 9.4% and the most the industry has raised since 2001, when it raised $38.8 bln, Thomson Financial and the NVCA National Venture Capital Association reported. by AM
- Tags: National Venture Capital Association, Venture Capital, Investment, Strategy, Finance, Financing Startups, Management, AM
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
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- US venture investments down 61% in Q1 2009
- US venture capital investments sank 61% in Q1 2009, dropping to the lowest level in 12 years. VC investments totaled $3 bln in Q1 2009, according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters. In Q1 2008, investments totaled $7.74 bln. This is the lowest quarterly level of...
- Tags: Venture Investment, Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, AM
- Blog posts 2009-04-20
- 2008 lousy year for VC investments. 2009 may not improve.
- Nationally the VC funding was off 8% from 2007, reversing a four-year trend of growth. That's the conclusion of one national investment survey. One analyst of VC funding said he expects 2009 to see continued support of existing ventures, but a very tough atmosphere for any new ventures...
- Tags: Financial, VC, Government, Investment, Vertical Industries, Financial Accounting, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-02-01
- $5.4 bln of venture capital invested in US in Q4 2008
- US VC investments in the US totaled $5.4 bln during Q4 2008, according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters. This compares to the $8.1 bln invested in Q4 2007 and is the lowest quarterly level of venture investments since Q1 2005. Fourth-quarter investments went to 818...
- Tags: Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, AM
- Blog posts 2009-01-24
- The candidates on tech
- Wired has the obligatory candidates-on-tech piece today. They look at five key tech issues â€" broadband, H1B, green tech, net neutrality and spectrum â€" although TechPresident notes the list is not comprehensive and conceivably is biased towards Obama. Here's the breakdown. Broadband. McCain: D....
- Tags: Broadband, H-1B, Human Resources, John McCain, Labor Relations, Net Neutrality, Obama, Richard Koman, Spectrum, Telecommunications
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?
- As expected, billionaire Carl Icahn launched his proxy war to turn over Yahoo's board of directors and one of his nominees is Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo and then took those funds to buy the Dallas Mavericks. Just for entertainment value I may buy a...
- Tags: Bebchuk, Board, Business Operations, Carl Icahn, Chairman, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Director, Larry Dignan, Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Shareholder, Yahoo Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc.
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- US VC investments drop 5.1% in dollar volume, up in deal volume
- US VC investments dropped by 5% to $7.1 bln during Q1 2008. This was the first YTY decline in the venture capital industry’s quarterly investments since the end of 2005, National Venture Capital Association says. In Q1 2007 VCs invested $7.5 bln. More deals got done in in Q1 2008...
- Tags: Investment, Finance, AM
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Red light for green-tech start-ups?
- A funding gap, made worse by a softening economy, could create a wall for clean-tech start-ups despite a favorable long-term environment. For green-tech start-ups, 2008 could be the year of either break-neck speed or just hitting the brakes. A tidal wave of venture capital has poured into...
- Tags: Clean Technology, Investor, States, Martin LaMonica, Corporate and financial, Partnership, Start-up, Financing, General Motors Corp., Carlyle Group, Venture Capital, IPO, Investment, Business Structures, Financial Accounting, Finance, Financing Startups, Financial Services
- News items 2008-01-29
- 86 companies went IPO in 2007, raised $10.3 bln
- 31 venture-backed companies raised over $3 bln in IPOs in Q4 2007, the highest quarterly volume in 7 years, according to the National Venture Capital Association. For 2007 totals, a total of 86 companies went public for $10.3 bln, compared to 57 companies for $5.1 bln in 2006. by site...
- Tags: IPO, Financial Planning, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, site admin
- Blog posts 2008-01-08
- VCs bullish on Internet in 2007
- The Venture Capital industry is confident in investment prospects for the Internet and New Media in the coming year, according to the National Venture Capital Association. More than 200 VCs were surveyed earlier this month on their outlook for the venture investment climate in 2007. Key findings: Average total investment...
- Tags: IPO, Internet, Internet-and New Media, VC Investment
- Blog posts 2006-12-26
- TechNet: 'Nuclear world is a green world'
- TechNet, a bipartisan, political action group of high tech senior executives that promotes the growth of technology and innovation, hosted a dinner last night in Palo Alto to discuss some of its agenda items, which have included stances on education, patent reform, stock options and broadband and Internet policy. The...
- Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Regulations, John Doerr, Floyd Kvamme, Microsoft TechNet
- Blog posts 2006-11-15
- $144 mln of VC money invested in open source companies in Q1-Q3 2005
- In Q1-Q3 2005 open-source firms raised $144 mln in venture capital, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thompson Economics and the National Venture Capital Association.
- Tags: open source
- Blog posts 2006-03-24
- $21.68 bln of venture capital invested in 2005
- Venture capitalists invested $21.68 bln 2005, just $44 mln more than in 2004, according to Thomson Venture Economics, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association. VCs committed $5.08 bln to startups in Q4 2005, a 10% decline from Q4 2004.
- Tags: venture capital
- Blog posts 2006-01-24
- $144 mln of venture financing went into open source companies in Q1-Q3 2005
- By September 2005, the amount of venture money that went to companies with "open source" in their business description was $144 mln, which is more than double the total for the whole 2004, according to National Venture Capital Association, PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Thomson Venture Economics.
- Tags: open source, financing
- Blog posts 2005-11-08
- 5-year VC average return is at -6.3% in Q3 2005
- Investor return on venture capital investment fell 147% during Q2 2005 from Q2 2004. Five-year returns on venture capital was a negative 6.3%, down from a positive 13.3% during Q2 2004, according to National Venture Capital Association.
- Tags: Q2 2004
- Blog posts 2005-11-01
- $984 mln of venture capital invested into 114 wireless startups in Q1-Q3 2005
- From the beginning of 2005, 114 wireless-related companies received $984 mln compared to full-year 2004 of 135 companies and $1.1 bln. Two largest deals of Q3 2005 were with wireless-related companies. All Telecommunications investing in Q3 totaled $605 mln in 65 companies; a level similar to Q2 2005. So far...
- Tags: Q3 2005, wireless
- Blog posts 2005-10-26
- $3.5 bln of venture money invested in software startups in Q1-Q3 2005
- VC investments into software startups dipped in Q3 2005, but retained its position as the largest single industry category with 185 companies capturing $1.0 bln, according to the National Venture Capital Association. From the beginning of 2005, Software category amounted to $3.5 bln in 627 companies, lagging full-year 2004 with...
- Tags: software
- Blog posts 2005-10-26
- $5.39 bln of venture capital funds raised in Q3 2005
- Investments in US venture capital firms jumped 62% in Q1-Q3 2005 over Q1-Q3 2004. VCs raised some $17.3 bln, surpassing the total for all of 2004 in just three quarters. In Q3 2005 45 firms raised investment funds worth $5.39 bln, up 11.6% from the $4.83 bln that 54 firms...
- Tags: venture capital, venture-capital fund
- Blog posts 2005-10-18
- Facebook's Greek drama
- On campuses nationwide, site is transforming social-networking norms--and some sororities are trying to curb its influence. The campus influence of Facebook--from study session scheduling to late-night homework procrastination--has not gone unnoticed. The outrageously popular social-networking site, in fact, features its press coverage prominently on its...
- Tags: Profile, Facebook, Site, Member, UM, Gender And Diversity, E-mail, Networking, Human Resources, Online Communications, Zoë, Barton, Personal Technology, Barton
- News items 2005-10-17
- Venture capital investments total $5.77 bln in Q2 2005
- Venture capitalists invested $5.77 bln in companies in Q2 2005, down 4.8% from $6.07 bln in Q2 2004. That brought the first half to $10.64 bln, down 4.7% from $11.17 bln, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. Venture capitalists are on...
- Tags: Q2 2005, venture capital
- Blog posts 2005-07-26
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