Mark Boslet

SessionM Raises $20M From Charles River, Kleiner, Highland

SportPursuit.co.uk Raises $2.3M From DFJ Esprit, Angels

Canada Gives Seed Money To Three Startups

Has The Lean Startup Methodology Produced Results? Depends On Who You Ask

“I think we now know how to make entrepreneurs fail less,” Steve Blank said Friday during an on-stage appearance at the Menlo Ventures 2012 CEO Summit. Not so fast. “We’re starting to amass evidence, but it is still early days,” counters Eric Ries, author The Lean Startup.

Mid-Life Venture Funds Break Into the Black: A Look at UTIMCO’s Mid-Decade Portfolio: Slideshow

Venture fund performance began to recover from the excesses of the bubble years in 2003 and 2004 before dipping again in the following two years of 2005 and 2006. There are signs these now mid-life funds with ’05 and ’06 vintages are starting to hit a better stride.

TerraLUX Raises $18.3M From Generation Investment, Emerald, Access, Others

Going Hip: Menlo Ventures Unveils New Logo

If a venture firm needs to roll out a new logo every 36 years, the time has come for Menlo Ventures.

More Evidence Of The Rising Interest In Corporate Venturing And M&A

Included on the list of active players are Salesforce.com, Adobe Systems and Cisco Systems. Even Johnson & Johnson talks about its efforts to fuel innovation and potentially pull the most attractive companies in house.

Cisco To Acquire Truviso

Foursquare’s Walker Joins Andreessen Horowitz As An EIR: UPDATED

Foursquare Business Development Vice President Tristan Walker said on his blog that he has joined the firm. It’s a “spot where I can work with a blank slate, people are encouraged to think big and the opportunities are endless,” he wrote.