Average valuations also jumped 85%, well above the 69% increase of the third quarter. Series B rounds were exceptionally strong, rising an average of 164% from valuations set in the prior round of financing, the Fenwick & West’s study found.
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4 min read · 27 February 2012
So where does Cheriton think innovation should be focused? The answer is equally simple and broad: computer infrastructure.
2 min read · 27 February 2012
Average investment multiples are higher for later stage and secondary commitments made since 2005, compared with other funds of the same vintages, and median IRRs for the later and secondary fund investments from earlier in the decade are better as well.
2 min read · 27 February 2012
Don’t start counting it out, now that Facebook, Zynga and Groupon are, or will soon be, public. The market is likely to see record dollar volume in 2012, predicts Millennium, and solidify its role as at least a temporary alternative to the IPO market for a broad range of companies.
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3 min read · 23 February 2012
Just a few years ago entrepreneurial activity in Brazil was largely focused on software. Now companies are popping up in health care, manufacturing and digital signage.
2 min read · 23 February 2012
