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Hatching StartupsModern incubators are multiplying and venture investment strategies may need to change
The Ascent of the European Super AngelsAs some firms move away from early stage investing and the financial crisis takes hold, more angel investors are taking flight in Europe
Is Europe Going to Seed?Following the recent arrival of several new seed-focused funds, Index Ventures has launched Index Seed, with plans to seed about 10 startups a year in deals as small as $50,000
Questioning the Future of European VentureAtlas Venture’s decision to shutter its London office after 15 years has dealt yet another blow to a battered industry
peHUB First Read* Neil Unmack http://blogs.reuters.com/columns/2009/11/05/building-bridges-in-the-bond-markets/ : "Bond market growth has allowed companies to sidestep banks, which are reining in lending. The next stage in this disintermediation process is to extend it to areas such as funding leveraged buyouts, where banks are still in retreat. There are limits, however, to how far it can be applied." * Matthew Lynn http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=acrurx6HmCeM : "There has never been a better time to polish your CV, shine your shoes and start a new hedge fund." * InBev, Part II? PE firms salivate over the divestitures that could result from a Kraft-Cadbury merger http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2009/11/09/after-inbev-pe-firms-salivate-over-potential-kraft-cadbury-deal/ * Morning Call: U.S. futures point lower following yesterday's rally http://www.reuters.com/article/usMktRpt/idUSLA61626720091110 London rises early http://www.reuters.com/article/usMktRpt/idUSLA61626720091110 European rally continues http://www.reuters.com/article/usMktRpt/idUSLA61626720091110 the Nikkei gains on tech http://www.reuters.com/article/tokyoMktRpt/idUST28589820091110 and Hong Kong hits two-week high http://www.reuters.com/article/hongkongMktRpt/idUSHKG30078720091110 * Saul Klein http://localglobe.blogspot.com/2009/11/seedcamp-thoughts-on-evolution-of.html : Seedcamp, thoughts on the evolution of a European startup * Tweet of the Day: @pkedrosky http://twitter.com/pkedrosky "Anyone citing sub-5-year venture capital data as a sign of industry improvement should be spanked." * Wall Street storm clouds: "The average maturities of new debt issuance by Moody’s-rated banks around the world fell from 7.2 years to 4.7 years over the last five years http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/11/10/82446/banks-dont-just-have-an-asset-problem-says-moodys/?source=rss — the shortest average maturity on record." * Note to self? The Boston Globe runs an editorial on Steve Pagliuca's Senate candidacy http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2009/11/09/pagliucas_private_equity_past_deserves_fair_and_full_vetting/ saying that his private equity career "deserves a fair and full vetting." Ummm... Was that in question? Reads to me like an editorial assignment for the newsdesk that somehow got published.
In the public interestEVCJ talks to Anthea Harrison, investment director at NESTA, the UK National Lotterty endowment and early stage investor, to find out how public money can help encourage new UK technology and the challenges faced by the UK venture capital community.
Incubation 2.0A new generation of incubators says it won’t lay an egg like the hatcheries of the first dot-com boom.
- PE Week Wire: Wed., July 11, 2007
By Amanda Palmer
- PE Week Wire: Wed., July 11, 2007
By Amanda Palmer