Private Equity

Tom Stein

Crowdfunding Successes Making VCs Take Notice

More crowdfunded startups are moving on to raise traditional rounds of cash, broadening the universe of where entrepreneurship and innovation is happening

6 min read · 29 July 2013

Trolling Online for Deals

Jeff Fagnan of Atlas Venture explains what his firm is doing to find potential deals from crowdfunding sites

1 min read · 29 July 2013

Analyze This: Social Analytics Gain Traction

As corporations try to attract and engage customers online, social analytic startups are measuring their impact and raising huge amounts of capital

6 min read · 01 June 2013

Retailers Cashing in on New Shopping Tech

Savvy brick-and-mortar retailers are finally starting to leverage Internet technologies to their advantage, thanks to startups like Shopkick, Swipely, LightSpeed and others

10 min read · 07 April 2013

Spanish VCs Show Signs of Life

Despite a dour economy, Spain boasts a few notable startups and a growing venture community

6 min read · 18 March 2013

Shopping for Fashion

The stereotypical venture isn’t known for a fashion sense, but the sector is en vogue with investors, some of whom look at it as a technology play

6 min read · 18 February 2013

Grooming for Beauty Startups

Investors see plenty of startup opportunities in the beauty market, thanks in part to Allergan buying SkinMedica in 2011

4 min read · 18 February 2013

Unleashed: A Renewed Interest in Pets

In early February, Rover.com announced a $7 million second round of funding from Foundry Group and existing investors, with Brad Feld joining the board. This story on venture interest in the second wave of the online pets industry originally appeared in the July 2012 edition of VCJ.

7 min read · 11 February 2013

Corporate Wellness Delivers Health and Fitness ROI

With the promise of large potential exits from insurance providers, more entrepreneurs and investors are looking at corporate fitness startups

7 min read · 28 January 2013

Canada's Obscure Startups Break Out

More U.S.-based VCs and acquirers came up to Canada in 2012, looking for good deal flow, rational valuations and inexpensive buys

7 min read · 21 December 2012

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