Managers

Silicon Valley Leads by a Mile in Creating Hyper-Growth Startups

The 4 Internet companies with the fastest reported or rumored valuation increases in the Bay Area are: Uber, Square, Airbnb and Pinterest

Reuters: Greylock Makes $100M Venture Bet on Marketplaces

In a big bet on marketplaces, venture firm Greylock Partners is promoting former eBay Motors founder Simon Rothman to partner, and dedicating $100 million to the sector.

Fundraising Briefs

GSK launches VC arm; Silver Lake raises smaller cleantech fund; while DCM plans new China vehicle

More VCs Prefer the Fast-Climbing Startups

Today’s most valuable VC-backed companies are growing fast, affecting deals and what investors look at

Fund performance: Mid-decade portfolio shows mixed progress at UC

Two-thirds of the UC’s venture portfolio, with vintages from 2003 to 2006, have above-zero IRRs.

Uber Raises New Round Of About $360M

According to a filing in Delaware state court, first reported by All Things D, and confirmed by several media reports, Uber, the local on-demand transport company, has raised more than $360 million from TPG Capital, Benchmark Capital and Google Ventures.

Ex-Microsoft Windows Chief Sinofsky Joins Andreessen Horowitz

Steven Sinofsky, the hard-charging former Microsoft Corp executive, has joined the prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz as a part-time "board partner," representing the firm on certain boards of companies it invests in, Reuters reported.

Global IPO Volume Grows

A total of 36 known VC-backed IPOs have happened through July, with more on the way

Chilean Tech Scene Draws Interest; Lacks Angels and VC

Start-Up Chile is working hard to attract entrepreneurs and create a ‘Chilecon Valley.’ But it’s a tough road ahead to make it the next hottest Latin American country

Down Rounds Go Up in Silicon Valley

A new study from Fenwick & West found that 22% of the deals in the second quarter had a lower per-share stock price. Only 11% of deals were down rounds in the first quarter.