Private Equity
The managing director of Mayfield Fund talks about fundraising and what trends he’s seeing in 2013
4 min read · 31 December 2012
Simon Cook of DFJ Esprit talks about the venture industry in Europe and how U.S. LPs are investing as much in Europe as European LPs
4 min read · 31 December 2012
Online retailers captured some of the largest venture funding rounds of the year. But unlike 2011, when group buying was the hot category, this past year’s favorites tended to be sellers of home décor products, clothes, and accessories.
2 min read · 26 December 2012
VC marketing is nothing new. But lately, many firms have recruited people with agency or startup experience, which some observers say is an important way for firms to recruit young entrepreneurs and branch out into social media marketing.
2 min read · 24 December 2012
Sutter Hill Ventures GP launches Costanoa Venture Capital with $100 million to fund early-stage companies
2 min read · 23 December 2012
The Series A crunch boils down to this: Too many seed fundings, too few follow-on A financings. In other words, excessive supply and limited demand. So if you want to get your arms around the expected funding shortfall, do the math. That’s what CB Insights did in a recent study.
3 min read · 21 December 2012
3 min read · 21 December 2012
Many firms augmented their marketing efforts in 2012, as they stepped up their game in appealing to entrepreneurs and LPs
7 min read · 21 December 2012
More U.S.-based VCs and acquirers came up to Canada in 2012, looking for good deal flow, rational valuations and inexpensive buys
7 min read · 21 December 2012
The year started off strong for the IPO market, but ended slow. Facebook, the largest ever venture-backed IPO, turned out among the most disappointing. In summary, 2012 was a period of ups and downs for the U.S. IPOs, according to a study from Renaissance Capital.
2 min read · 20 December 2012
