Mark Boslet

Crowdfunded hardware startups raise $312 mln from VCs, study finds

Crowdfunding has been assumed to be a valuable channel for sourcing venture capital deals. Now, here is the proof.

Fund performance: Uninspiring Hawaii venture portfolio sticks to repeat managers

State pension sees solid returns from Canaan, Battery, NEA funds

Up rounds and valuations rise at a record pace in Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley venture capitalists continued their exuberant ways in the second quarter with up rounds and deal valuations rising at record rates, according to a Fenwick & West survey.

The enterprise high wire act

Investors are pouring money into enterprise companies, but valuations haven’t reset and another a fall in public SaaS stocks could be coming

Enterprising VCs, entrepreneurs talk investment opportunities

Tools, security and SaaS verticals seen as top ideas

Corporate venture investing climbs to 13-year record in Q2

Investing still far from height of dot-com boom

Angel deal sizes climb again

Angel deal sizes continued to climb in the first quarter with the enthusiasm for Internet startups a driving factor.

Bubble-era funds still struggle for gains: VCJ

Venture distributions have been up nicely for the past couple of years, with returns coming not just to contemporary funds but to those from bubble-era vintages that often badly need them. Still, progress is slow in many cases.

Fund performance: Bubble-era funds still struggle for gains

Progress seen in PSERS’ portfolio from StarVest, Cross Atlantic

PSERS's struggling late-stage portfolio shunned brand-name funds: VCJ

The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System favored late-stage managers, dodged brand name funds, pledged money inconsistently and is struggling with the returns on its venture investments, affillate magazine Venture Capital Journal reports.