Early-stage investing hits 12-year high in recently completed third quarter
1 min read · 25 October 2013
So far this year, the corprate venture arm of Intel Corp. has had 23 exits, including four IPOs
1 min read · 23 October 2013
Intel Capital unveiled new investments in 16 companies that span the technology landscape from cloud computing to datacenter, mobile and consumer services. The firm said it invested $65 million combined in the companies, which come from nine countries. It made the announcement at its Global Summit in San Diego. Included among the companies are CloudFX, Cloudian, CSDN, DotProduct, Fileforce and Lintes Technologies.
7 min read · 22 October 2013
Versant Ventures has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to raise a $250 million fifth fund. The fund's first close has yet to occur. Versant Venture Capital V will be run by managing directors Robin Praeger, Bradley Bolzon, Samuel Colella, Ross Jaffe, William Link, Kirk Nielsen and Charles Warden, according to the filing dated Oct. 18.
1 min read · 21 October 2013
A pair of seed investors - SoftTech VC and 500 Startups - have set out to raise new funds. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SoftTech VC said it would raise $85 million for a fourth fund. Dave McClure's 500 Startups filed with the SEC to raise a $100 million third fund.
1 min read · 16 October 2013
The median round size for angel deals dipped in the second quarter, but pre-money valuations remained stable, according to the Halo Report from the Angel Resource Institute, Silicon Valley Bank and CB Insights. The quarterly report looks at activity by angel groups in the United States.
4 min read · 16 October 2013
It is no secret that fundamental shifts are taking place in technology. What is less discussed is the extent to which they could generate profits for private company investors. Here is one estimate from Venky Ganesan at Menlo Ventures.
2 min read · 14 October 2013
Public pension’s portfolio sees steady gain in distributions but funds from CMEA lose ground
2 min read · 13 October 2013
The Indiana Public Retirement System has made solid, and diverse, fund choices in the past half-decade or so. This is plainly evident in the recent performance of its venture portfolio.
1 min read · 11 October 2013
At Venture Alpha West, Venky Ganesan of Menlo Ventures explains how the industry is on a march to extraordinary returns in a decade
2 min read · 10 October 2013
