Managers

Work Market Raises $10M Round Led by Softbank Capital

Work Market has raised $10 million in a round led by Softbank Capital and joined by existing backers Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures.

Grotech Raises $225M With Simple Pitch: We Sell Our Startups

The Virginian venture firm raised $109 million for its previous fund, which closed in 2009

6 Questions With Frank Adams

LPs were slow and methodical in their due diligence process, more so than in 29 years that the firm has been in business

Data Report: Education Investing in the Year of the MOOC

As VCs seek to back disruptive models for higher education, massive open online courses take hold

Fund Performance: Promising Emerging Markets Funds from CalPERS 57 Stars Portfolio

Nine of the 12 funds that focus on India and China have positive IRRs, as of September 2012

Reinventing Kleiner Perkins

This week, two widely read pieces have been published about the trials and tribulations of Kleiner Perkins -- and how it plans to regain its spot at the top of the venture capital universe. But neither addresses the biggest issue confronting the 41-year-old firm.

Peter Barris Explains Why NEA Charges Low Fees: PartnerConnect 2013 Video

New Enterprise Associates charges unusually low fees by venture industry standards but takes a higher-than-typical share of carried interest from returns on successful investments, Peter Barris, managing director at NEA, told attendees at Thomson Reuters’ PartnerConnect conference in Boston in April.

The Top 10 Seed Investors Able to Generate Follow On Deals

CB Insights took at look at which seed deals received follow-on funding and listed investors by the ability of their portfolios to raise new money. Here are the top 10.

Corporate VCs Modestly Bullish

An overwhelming majority of corporate venture capital investors believe the investment environment will stay the same or improve moderately improve compared to last year, according to a newly published survey.

High Valuations May Be Bad for Your Business…And Your Ulcer

With a handful of major technology disruptions sparking infectious excitement across venture, several key fundamentals are worth paying attention to including: don’t accept too high a valuation. I was reminded of this by Saad Shahzad, who has been around the venture capital block a few times. Here is what he has to say.