Mark Boslet

Venture fundraising hits doldrums with only $4.4 bln raised in Q3

Venture capital fundraising slowed considerably over the summer with just $4.4 billion raised in the third quarter, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association.

Fund performance: UC sees big mark up in Sequoia holdings

Distributions jumped in the past year

Fund performance: UC sees big mark up in Sequoia holdings

Venture investing continues at fevered pitch in third quarter: study

Venture investing continued at a strong pace in the third quarter with $21 billion dispersed to North American startups and $33.6 billion handed out worldwide, according to a report from PitchBook.

Venture backed exits remain soft in third quarter with 90 acquisitions and 13 IPOs

Venture-backed exits remained soft in the third quarter with 90 M&A deals and 13 IPOs in the United States, according to a report by Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association.

Venture rethinks biotech

Market volatility hasn’t dampened investor enthusiasm or chased away crossovers, but company creation is slow

Best and worst venture funds of the past decade

Top 10 funds include Union Square, Spark, Emergence, Foundry, ARCH & OrbiMed, based on VCJ research

Best and worst venture funds of the past decade

Safe Cash Payment Technologies raises $1.12 mln

Safe Cash Payment Technologies said it raised $1.12 million from Bialla Ventures, InfoSpace founder Naveen Jain, Vuk Bulajic, Vinh Vo and company founder Chris Kitze. The company is developing a platform to enable the use of digital tokens.

Valuations are down in Brazil and so is venture activity--VCJ report

Unlike several years ago, flights to Sao Paulo are no longer crowded with investors scouting the emerging startup landscape in Brazil. Yet, the entrepreneurial spirit remains high.