Private Equity
The five top performing technology IPOs of the past year share one thing in common: All are enterprise service providers.
2 min read · 22 June 2012
San Francisco-based venture investor Blumberg Capital is seeking to raise $100 million for a planned third fund, according to a securities filing.
1 min read · 21 June 2012
Most of the shares in Facebook's IPO came from insiders. Looking at past offerings, should that kind of sales activity warrant greater caution from public investors?
3 min read · 11 June 2012
Identified, a developer of career apps for younger workers, just closed a $21 Series B round. Though founders of the angel-backed company had considered raising capital without a lead venture investor, they ended the round with two.
2 min read · 05 June 2012
Mitt Romney’s campaign jaunt last week to Solyndra’s shuttered headquarters and Konarka's Chapter 7 filing drew attention to the solar industry’s most high-profile failures. But a look at recent funding data indicates that, if anything, venture investors in the solar sector are still pretty bullish.
3 min read · 04 June 2012
2 min read · 01 June 2012
This week marks a milestone for healthcare VCs. It may be the first time in the venture industry that the words “FDA regulation” and “good news” got used in the same sentence.
3 min read · 01 June 2012
For LPs who invested in 2007-era funds, there are some strong returns ready to get uncorked
3 min read · 01 June 2012
Software deals are gaining in prominence as CMEA and other investors shift away from the manufacturing sector
6 min read · 01 June 2012
The long-awaited Facebook debut came amid a comparatively active period for venture-backed IPOs
4 min read · 01 June 2012
