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The Cream of the Venture Crop: 472 Companies with $100M Plus Valuations

Call them the cream of the venture crop, the 472 high flying U.S.-based companies with valuations above $100 million and exciting businesses to justify them.

Chrysalix Expands Global Cleantech Network Of Independent Firms

Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, last week announced a significant expansion of its global cleantech investment network in a push for global reach.

Y Combinator Shrinks Its Winter Class

Y Combinator is paring back its 2013 winter class to less than 50 startups, saying it grew too fast earlier this year.

Guitar Hero Huang Looks to Take the Console out of Control with Green Throttle

Charles Huang is out to topple Sony’s Playstation and Microsoft’s Xbox. The CEO of Green Throttle Games is welcoming Ajay Chopra, a general partner at Trinity Ventures, to his company as part of a $6 million Series A round...

Garage Starts Cleantech Investment Initiative With Corporate Partner

Garage Technology Ventures is kicking off a cleantech investment initiative with a corporate partner that it hopes will blossom into a broader program and reach well beyond the energy industry.

Red Jacket Private Equity to Raise C$60M VC Fund -- Report

London, Ontario-based Red Jacket Private Equity plans to raise C$60 million for a new venture capital partnership to invest in innovative companies in the Waterloo region, according to The Record. The fund, which is named the Waterloo Tech Fund, will focus on companies based or incubated in Waterloo that already have finished products, customer traction, revenue and support from angel investors, The Record reports.

Data Report: Biggest VC-Backed Busts of 2012

Abound Solar tops the list after having raised more than $260M before filing for bankruptcy this year

Venture Alpha 2012 Video: Pathway's Maliwanag Offers Sunnier Outlook for VC than Widely Shared Kauffman Report

Cheryl Maliwanag, a director for Pathway Capital Management, says the $25 billion fund of funds manager is “pretty excited about the opportunity” in venture.

The New Fundraising Kids on The Block

The ratio of new to follow-on VC funds may have dropped this year, but the four firms profiled here have had little issues raising funds to date

Fund Performance: WSIB Portfolio Struggles With Cash Distributions

Of the 62 funds in Washington State’s portfolio, 32 have generated returns more than invested capital