Topic - venture capital

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VC Model Kaput, Siguler Says

Typical deal 'burns $70M to create company worth $40M,’ says co-founder of Harvard Management.
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VC Fundraising Plummets Amid Dire Forecast

$3.4B raised in the fourth quarter a 71% decline from 2007; some see a shakeout that would halve the industry.
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2008 Legacy: Fewest IPOs in 3 Decades

NVCA predicts that drought will slow new investments and fundraising in 2009.
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2008: The Year of the Drought

Liquidity study finds that IPO, M&A; exits were closed to VCs last year.
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Global VC Investments on Clean Tech Shine

Despite a stormy outlook for 2009, the first three quarters of 2008 were good for clean tech companies in search of venture capital.
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VC Forecast: Don’t Forget the Umbrella

Investing expected to slow in U.S., foreign markets as VCs move to buoy existing portfolios, survey finds.
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2009 IPOs: It Can’t Be Much Worse

In 2008, 43 U.S. IPOs priced, representing an 84% decrease; 2009 could welcome ‘realistic’ deals, report says.
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Terror Casts Shadow on India VC

Attacks on haunts of U.S. venture capitalists add new dimension of risk. But some say strong ties between India and Silicon Valley will prevail.
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Sensor Networker Pinpoints $13.3M

Cardinal Partners leads fourth round of funding for Awarepoint, whose mesh networks track assets for hospitals.
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China VC Funding Jumps 22 Percent

Annual record eclipsed as more cash chases fewer deals in third quarter, study says.
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European VC Deal Flow 2nd Lowest on Record

Investments fall 5% year-over-year to $1.5B in third quarter; IT stumbles, energy booms, report says.
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Morgenthaler Closes $400M Fund

Venerable investment firm plans to exploit economy's weakness and extend to second and third funding rounds.
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Solar Sizzles

Clean tech investments surge 55 percent in third quarter as venture capital firms pour $1.6 billion into U.S. sector that sees hottest action in solar.
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Chinese VCs Get the Jitters

Mirroring Silicon Valley results, confidence falls to the lowest reading ever.
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Venture Capital Beats Street

Returns lost ground but stayed in positive territory in the second quarter, according to Thomson Reuters calculations.
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Chinese VC Fundraising Drops 83.7%

In third quarter, startups see 34.6% funding decline sequentially and 12.1% drop year over year, report says.
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U.S. VCs Put on the Brakes

Funding falls for second quarter in a row to lowest level since Q1 2007; number of deals decline 11.7%.
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Blackberry Apps Fund Adds VCs

Competing for developers against the iPhone and Android, company readies funding prizes.
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Blackberry Apps Fund Adds VCs

Competing for developers against the iPhone and Android, company readies funding prizes.
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Even Silicon Valley Gets the Blues

With Uncle Sam’s largesse extending to Wall Street, but not the innovation economy, U.S. VCs are down in the dumps.
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