Venture Capital

Can You Develop Entrepreneurs?

May 20, 2011
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With so many tech start up companies doing well, many people in the industry have started to create development programs.  In these programs they bring together people who are creative and hungry to create things that are new and ahead of the curve.  They hope with the simple lessons and tools that they provide them [...]

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What Companies Should VC’s Invest In?

May 11, 2011
netscape

The co-founder of Netscape Marc Andreesssen has started to do venture capital in silicon valley.  He has taken a different approach then many of the silicon valley venture capital firms.  He is not investing in companies that are recreating the wheel.  He is investing in companies that are already successful and have a lot of [...]

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Is Private Equity Going Global?

May 11, 2011
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With globalization being a fact we have seen an increase of global investing by private equity firms.  Many of these companies are trying to lay the foundation for the next couple of decades and are trying to be ahead of the curve. Private Equity Preps For ‘Seminal’ Transition In Global Economy By Christopher Chung Emerging [...]

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Cubicle Company Raises Money

May 10, 2011
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LiquidSpace is a company that developed a mobile application that lists empty cubicles that people can rent out.  This is an expansion of the successful idea of executive offices. Cubicle Rental Startup LiquidSpace Closes $3.6 Million Series A Round By: Alyson Shontell LiquidSpace, a mobile application that lists and rents companies’ open cubicles, just closed [...]

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Helping Private Businesses Get Funding

May 7, 2011
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The company Equidity is helping many private companies that fly under the radar get the exposure they need to large amounts of capital.  There are a lot of private companies that have large revenues and great business models that do not seem to attract the attention of funding groups.  Many of these large investment groups [...]

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Why Are VC Deals Getting Larger?

May 4, 2011
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Venture capital funding continues to grow and more money continues to enter the space.  Some experts feel that this may be a bubble that is forming.  It also could be a change in the business landscape and the type of companies that are appealing to investors. Bubblicious? Global VC deal sizes keep rising by Dan Primac [...]

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How Should You Use Corporate VC?

May 3, 2011
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Many major corporations are allocating some of their funds to venture capital.  Taking venture capital money can be a stressful process for an entrepreneur and taking it from a major corporation can be even tougher. Guide to Corporate Venture Capital By PRADEEP TAGARE Corporate venture capital is the least understood category of venture capital. Most [...]

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Does Silicon Valley VC Trigger Economic Growth?

April 29, 2011
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With so much venture capital action in Silicon Valley many people feel this is what’s going to lead our economy forward. Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index gives signals for Q1 2011 By Julie King Financial outlooks south of the border can be a strong indicator of what we can expect in Canada. The latest [...]

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Can Entertainers Be Good VC’s?

April 28, 2011
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In recent times many celebrities have been interested in the VC world.  Some of them have worked on the funding side and others have tried to raise money for their new projects. Venture capital meets The Jersey Shore? What happens when entrepreneurs stop being polite, and start getting funded? By Lisa Suennen, contributor It’s pretty weird [...]

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Software Company Raises $25million

April 28, 2011
Spice

Spiceworks is a fast growing software company.  They recently raised $25 million in venture capital money so that they can expand at a faster pace and meet their long term goals. Austin software maker Spiceworks Inc. raises $25 million in venture capital By Lori Hawkins Fast-growing network management software company Spiceworks Inc. will announce today [...]

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