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Great Lakes Firm Basking in Health Care

Arboretum’s Jan Garfinkle chats about how plenty of health care deals are available in the Midwest and at fair valuations

Fund Performance: Washington State’s Venture Capital Hesitancy

NEA has one of the best performers in the state pension fund, while two OVP Venture Partners funds rank in the bottom

Data Report: A Look at the Largest Venture Rounds of the Year

Kleiner Perkins stands out as an investor in four of the 12 largest deals, year-to-date in 2012

Exploring the Best Business Apps with VC Stacey Bishop

Recently, the San Francisco-based venture firm Scale Venture Partners began working with the University Venture Fund -- one of the largest student-run funds in the country -- to figure out which mobile business productivity apps are the most popular and why.

Notes From the Field: It's Still Early for Cloud

Most major corporations are on the road to cloud computing, right? Asked at the Sierra Ventures CIO Summit whether they were spending money on public or private clouds, a roomful of CIOs gave an answer that may surprise you.

Notes From The Field: CTO Weighs In On Big Data

Want to best understand the big data opportunities within reach of your portfolio companies? Then ask some of the world’s biggest enterprises about their most pressing needs. This was my goal in attending this year’s Sierra Ventures CIO Summit.

What a VC Governor can Teach a PE Pro

Mitt Romney once said how much he enjoyed firing people. Governor Rick Snyder asked Michigan voters to hire him. What else can a VC governor teach a private equity professional looking to get onto Capitol Hill?

Bravo's "Silicon Valley" Makes It Look Fun, Which Isn't Terrible or New

Yesterday, New York scribe Kevin Roose asked the question, “Why can’t Silicon Valley take a joke?” But having watched the show last night, I don't believe it’s something that Silicon Valley needs to laughingly endure. In fact, I think it's a slight positive for the Bay Area startup ecosystem.

Fund Performance: Empire State Pension Fund Generates Mixed Results

Among the best performers in the NYSLRS is a fund managed by Fairview Capital Partners

Khosla Ventures Doing Well Despite Heavy Focus on Cleantech

The Silicon Valley firm has seen a number of its clean technology and IT investments sell or go public. But it’s still holding onto public company stakes, and the vast majority of its portfolio value is from companies that remain private