Private Equity
Funds from Element Partners and Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital have emerged as the winners in a still poorly performing cleantech portfolio at the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
2 min read · 10 May 2016
Menlo Ventures Managing Director Venky Ganesan lays out his goals as new NVCA chair
6 min read · 10 May 2016
A roundup of firms that have filed their intent to raise new funds or they have reported initial closes
3 min read · 09 May 2016
The Founders Fund partner focuses his time on improving his health and reducing his emails while also looking for new health care innovations
6 min read · 05 May 2016
More than half of the funds in the state pension's Emerging Ventures portfolio had double-digit IRRs as of September
2 min read · 04 May 2016
Several startups in the brain space are banking on consumer demand for health and fitness will relate to cognitive improvement, as well
6 min read · 03 May 2016
When the phrase Silicon Valley came into being in the early 1970s, it referred to a group of Santa Clara Valley communities south of San Francisco with the city of San Jose as its hub. Turns out this birthplace of the modern high-tech industry is losing some of its mojo, at least for venture capitalists.
3 min read · 03 May 2016
Investors scout for fintech deals in insurance and other untapped markets as frothy valuations reset. Expect strong activity to continue
4 min read · 02 May 2016
6 min read · 02 May 2016
What I learned about The House Fund from the IVP party, and my thoughts on the the VC-backed Stemcentrx getting acquired
3 min read · 28 April 2016