Lawrence Aragon

SlideShare Sale is a Big Win for Venrock, Sees Return Of More Than 15x

Venrock will see a return of more than 15x on its investment in SlideShare after just four years, says Brian Ascher, a Venrock partner who sits on the company's board.

Are You as Bullish About Venture Capital as the VCs in Silicon Valley? Take Our Poll!

Silicon Valley venture capitalists are feeling more confident about their industry, according to the latest Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index. We’re wondering if the rest of the country is as bullish as Silicon Valley.

VCs Are Going to Start Shelling Out More Moolah: Poll

Venture capitalists got off to a slow start, but they will be more active this year than they were last year, according to a poll of peHUB readers.

Tumblr's Maloney Steps Down from Day-to-Day Operations

Tumblr President John Maloney announced today that he is no longer run the day-to-day operations of the company, which has raised more than $125 million in VC from from Greylock Partners, Insight Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.

Weekly Poll: Will VC Deals Pick Up After a Sluggish Q1?

Do you expect the pace of deal making to be slow all year or do you think 2012 total will outpace 2011? Early results show that half of peHUB's readers think deal making will remain slow, while the other half thinks it will pick up.

Middle-Market Deals to Pick Up 10%-20% in Q2: Poll

Middle-market deal makers appear to be feeling busier this quarter than in Q1. In our weekly poll, more than 68% of the 105 people who took the poll said deal making would pick up in Q2 after a lackluster first quarter.

Not Blades But Spheres Propel NDI To Big Equity Gain: Corrected

Poll: Most Expect 2012 VC Fundraising to Match or Beat Last Year's Total

Despite poor VC fundraising numbers in Q1, most peHUB readers expect this year to be on par or even better than it was last year.

Take Our Weekly Poll! This Week's Topic Is VC Fundraising

To make it easier for peHUB readers to participate in our weekly poll, we have embedded it on our homepage – right under the advertisement on the upper right side. This week's poll is about VC fundraising. Please weigh in!

Foundation Capital to Seek Smaller Fund VII Without 2 GPs from Fund VI

Foundation Capital has set out to raise $400 million for its seventh fund, considerably less than the $750 million it raised in 2008 for its sixth fund. The new fund also won't include two GPs from fund VI: Rich Redelfs and Mike Schuh.