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Seeds of Inspiration

Inspiration Ventures has a different approach to seed investing. It often sells half of its position when a portfolio company raises its Series A

Third Rock’s Hands-On Approach Appeals to LPs

Firm raises $426M in oversubscribed second fund by showing how its company incubation strategy can lead to a quick exit

Who Better to Roast than a Twitter Investor Who Doesn’t Tweet?

The People Page: Roasting Ron Conway in 140 characters or less; new movie and comic book make Zuckerberg officially overexposed; VC stays true to its L.A. roots by creating its own TV news unit; Joanna Rees makes her run for S.F. mayor official; VC who played nerd card takes lead in Michigan’s gubernatorial race

European People Briefs, October

Executive moves by Jonathan Russell of 3i, Kevin Albert of Pantheon, Sven Hansen of Zouk Ventures, Sarah Sandström of Atlantic-Pacific Capital, Jitesh Gadhia of Blackstone, more

IPO Profiles, August

Detailed profiles of the seven VC-backed companies that went public in August: Ambow Education, Kanghui Medical Innovation, Make My Trip, MediaMind Technologies, NuPathe, RealPage and Trius Therapeutics

Reviving U.S. Medical Innovation through MedIC

U.S. medical innovation needs a shot in the arm, says Dr. Beth Seidenberg, a partner at Kleiner Perkins and chairperson of the NVCA’s newly formed MedIC Coalition

European M&A Still Feels Summer Heat

Acquisitions of venture-backed companies shot up in the second quarter from the same period last year, and market analysts expect M&A to grow by up to 20% by year end

PVCI Takes a Hit

The Post-Venture Capital Index fell nearly 5% in August, after climbing 8.6% in July

European News Briefs

News briefs about deals and exits by Bridges Ventures, Balderton Capital, Investor Growth Capital, Accel Partners, Eden Ventures, DN Capital, Palamon Capital Partners, Finance Wales, Scottish Equity Partners, Octopus Ventures, more

Fashioning Success

Sarah Curran didn’t set out to be a successful Internet entrepreneur, but her perfectionism and strong drive led her down that path. Her 4-year-old my-wardrobe.com is profitable, turning over £1M a month in sales and recently landed $9M from a brand name VC.