53 min ago | Forbes.com
Debunking Myths About Biotech Venture Capital
There are lots of myths about venture capital and biotech in particular, as noted previously on this blog.
1 hr ago | PE Hub
Solamere Capital, Romneys' PE Firm, Launches Fund II
Solamere Capital , the private equity fund-of-funds and co-investment firm co-founded by Mitt Romney's eldest son, Taggart Romney , has begun raising its second vehicle, Solamere Capital Fund II LP, according to a government filing.
3 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal
Why Limited Partners See Venture Business as an 'I Love Lucy' Skit
Limited partners had a chance to praise and lambaste the venture industry during a no-holds-barred panel at the National Venture Capital Association's VentureScape annual meeting last week.
3 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal
EAT Club Rolls Out Food Delivery With San Francisco 'EAT Bus'
The 30-employee startup will begin operating a new mobile app and a food delivery vehicle, called the "EAT Bus," on Wednesday in San Francisco.
3 hrs ago | MSN Money
Dell's dire earnings dampen recovery hopes
It shouldn't have come as a great shock to anyone that Dell' s fiscal first-quarter results, reported Thursday, were rather dire.
4 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times
Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital team up for $20 million investment in Skyhigh Networks
Skyhigh Networks, a Cupertino company that aims to help customers keep track of which cloud-based software their employees are using, on Wednesday will announce a $20 million funding round from Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners.
4 hrs ago | Information Technology
Skyhigh Networks Partners With Sequoia Capital, Raises $20M in Series B Financing
CUPERTINO, CA, May 22, 2013 -- Skyhigh Networks, the cloud visibility and control company, today announced that it has received $20M in Series B financing.
7 hrs ago | Wall Street Journal
The Daily Startup: Popexpert to Provide 'Lifelong Learning' Online
Offering mediation, yoga and other "lifelong learning" classes online, new startup Popexpert wants to make self realization as convenient as launching a browser.
12 hrs ago | CBS Local
VC Leader: Michigan Investment Outlook Sunny
The woman in charge of $30 billion in custom venture capital funds apparently has a special place for the $600 million of it that's under management in Michigan.
16 hrs ago | CRN
Atlantis Computing Nabs $20M Series D Funding, Plans Global Expansion
Virtualization software and data center storage solutions company Atlantis Computing disclosed last week it raised $20 million in Series D funding and said it plans to use the money to bolster its channel efforts and expand globally.
Compare Metrics completes $4.2M Series A funding
The Austin-based company disclosed that investors included Austin Ventures LP and several angel investors, according to a Tuesday news release .
Oncopeptides Secures Venture Funding for Phase II Trial of Melflufen in Multiple Myeloma Patients
Oncopeptides AB, a company working to enhance oncology therapies, today announced the conclusion of a series A financing round intended to fund the phase II program.
The Daily Startup: Food-Delivery Cos. GrubHub, Seamless Merge
Two of the nation's largest food takeout and delivery startups have merged, creating a supersized operation that is poised to gobble up even more companies.
Tumblr provides a rich payday for VCs, founder Karp, early employees
David Karp's payday from the $1.1 billion sale of Tumblr to Yahoo is $253 million.
Driving Big Data Analytics: Alteryx Snags $12 Million In VC Funding
Big data analytics software company Alteryx has raised $12 million in venture financing, funding the company plans to use to expand its sales and marketing efforts, accelerate its international expansion and continue its product development work.
The surging popularity of bitcoin has some brand-name venture capitalists investing real money in the controversial virtual currency.
Academy of Art University Web Design and New Media Student Heather...
Heather Tomkins, a Web Design and New Media graduate student at Academy of Art University, will be spending the summer working at Klout, the San Francisco tech company that measures the influence of social media users, thanks to the Kleiner Perkins Design Fellows Program.
Talking Priorities With New NVCA Chair Josh Green
The National Venture Capital Association on May 15 installed Josh Green as its new chairman for a one-year term that kicked off immediately.
Myth Busters: Debunking Seven Conventional Wisdom Maxims of Venture Capital
Compared to most other areas of finance, venture capital is practiced as more of an art, as opposed to a science.
Michigan startups attract $242 million in venture capital funding in 2012
Contrary to the popular entrepreneurial storyline of meteoric rises and quick massive growth, the Michigan venture capital industry continued to grow at a reasonable and steady pace in 2012.