“So what would I dream of?” Moritz asked. “I’d dream of a little office that we could have at Sequoia Capital that allowed us to automatically stamp and give green cards to the talented people who would generate prosperity for America tomorrow.”
2 min read · 22 February 2012
In total corporate investors poured $2.3 billion in 551 deals in 2011, up 15% in both dollars and deals, the MoneyTree Report shows.
1 min read · 21 February 2012
3 min read · 21 February 2012
SFERS, with $13 billion in net assets at the end of fiscal 2010 and 3.8% of its holdings in venture capital, has committed about $899 million to the asset class since the start of 2000, according to a peHUB analysis of its recent public portfolio report. That’s meant investing in 45 funds, the analysis found.
3 min read · 20 February 2012
Last year, the venture capital arm of the computer chip maker backed five companies in this up and coming South American economy. It announced two of them on Friday. It also doubled its investment staff.
1 min read · 17 February 2012
Quarterly, 1-year, 3-year, 5-year and 10-year returns favored late and expansion stage investing over early stage, according to the study released by the National Venture Capital Association and Cambridge Associates.
1 min read · 16 February 2012
Zynga’s stock fell sharply Wednesday after the release of the now public company’s first quarterly earnings report. Perhaps this is no surprise given several red flags in the report and the shares’ run up to $14 from $8 in a month.
2 min read · 15 February 2012
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2 min read · 14 February 2012
Total investment for the year came to $1.5 billion, up 34% to a four-year high. Money went to 444 Canadian firms, a 24% increase from 2010.
1 min read · 14 February 2012
