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Chris Dixon on His First Six Months as a West Coast VC

The entrepreneur-turned-investor chats about how Ron Conway helped him, the future of bitcoin and why people think he needs to get out more

Data Report: VCs Bank on Credit Disruption

Companies that offer online loans and other credit-related services are raising real cash

To Stay Competitive, First Round Capital Launches Online Startup Journal

The dorm room funds, the blogs, the parties; they're all smart ways to attract entrepreneurs. But First Round Capital isn't leaving it at that. Today, it's launching a media outlet that's by and for founders, too.

Marc Andreessen on the Series A Crunch

The Series A crunch is real and will leave some startups high and dry without the venture capital to continue, says Marc Andreessen. However, from an investor’s perspective, he says the fallout is an interesting Darwinian experiment in big ideas that will give VCs the opportunity to see which companies make it.

VC Fred Wilson On the Dangers of Valuation Creep

Too much money in the hands of too few firms. When people talk about the challenges facing venture capital, their criticisms often boil down to this reality. Concentration limits competition and risk taking. It also was at the heart of the critique Union Square Ventures Managing Partner Fred Wilson offered on Thursday.

Is Clinkle the Next Facebook or Did Silicon Valley Just Doom It?

No one hypes startups better than Silicon Valley investors. But they may have outdone themselves today with their $25 million "seed" round for Clinkle. The mobile payments company's backers include Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Intel and Intuit, as well as Peter Thiel, Marc Benioff and Diane Greene.

Venture-Backed IPOs Doing Well So Far This Year

So far, 2013 has been a relatively welcoming environment for venture-funded startups. Twenty-five initial public offerings have been completed, according to Thomson Reuters, and 17 of them are trading above their offering price.

Biba Gets $15M to Fix Sucky Conference Calls

San Francisco startup Biba has raised $15 million from InterWest Partners, Benchmark Capital and Trinity Ventures to make conference calls a lot simpler.

Fund Performance: Mass PRIM Sticks With What’s Familiar

Pension fund stays focused on its top, local venture relationships, which include Battery, Spark, TCV, Insight and Union Square

Cisco to Invest $15M in Israeli Venture Funds

The large networking company also said it woudl establish a development center to sponsor research on cyber security