Private Equity
Freestyle Capital, a seed stage Internet investor founded by a pair of serial entrepreneur Burning Man devotees, has raised most of the capital for a planned $40 million second fund, according to a securities filing.
2 min read · 15 February 2013
Lux Capital said it has raised a third fund of $245 million, a step up from its second fund of about $100 million. The firm said the new fund was oversubscribed and exceeded its initial $200 million target.
3 min read · 13 February 2013
Seems we are officially in schmoozing season, with the pace of networking events and conferences set to remain brisk till summer. With that in mind, here are a few suggestions for hosting a successful gathering.
3 min read · 13 February 2013
Entrepreneurs' access to broader funding sources -- including many former entrepreneurs --continues to pay off hugely when it comes to who controls their company. So one could conclude from a newly released report on financing trends by the storied Silicon Valley law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
2 min read · 12 February 2013
Swedish startups are attracting notoriety and venture capital, as their country benefits from a strong heritage in design and engineering, as well as a wired population keen for innovation
4 min read · 11 February 2013
In early February, Rover.com announced a $7 million second round of funding from Foundry Group and existing investors, with Brad Feld joining the board. This story on venture interest in the second wave of the online pets industry originally appeared in the July 2012 edition of VCJ.
7 min read · 11 February 2013
VCJ obtained exclusive fund performance data from MassPRIM that shows the LP bought into more than two dozen funds from 2007 to 2012
2 min read · 11 February 2013
As the Northeastern U.S. digs out from the latest storm, VCJ takes a look a venture-backed, weather-related companies
2 min read · 11 February 2013
1 min read · 11 February 2013
Among the top funds in its limited venture portfolio are Insight Venture Partners V, Union Square Ventures 2004, Summit Partners Venture Capital Fund II-A and New Enterprise Associates 12
2 min read · 10 February 2013
