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Angel Round Sizes Head to Earth
Valuations of angel-funded companies rose, but funding round sizes dropped some in the first half of the year, according to a new report.
peHUB First Read
This morning’s First Read takes a look at the popularity stakes of Google, Apple and Facebook and unlocks the secret of Silicon Valley’s success.
peHUB Second Opinion 9.24
In Second Opinion, we have a peek at the new Myspace, rules for co-working and First Round Capital commits $500K to the Dorm Room Fund.
FleetMatics Sets IPO Range
PE and VC investors are set to score in the IPO of FleetMatics, a GPS fleet tracking software firm, as it shoots for $123 million in an IPO sure to turn the company’s private backers some winning IRR on an exit.
How Low Can Europe Go? PE Wants to Know & is Willing to Wait
European M&A activity is about to hit a decade-long low for the third quarter, according to Thomson Reuters data. So, which private equity shops are still striking deals–or raising funds–in the drowsy deal environment?
Groupon Strikes a Deal for Savored
Companies like MenuPages and SeamlessWeb are going to have new competition from a big competitor: listed, Chicago-based daily deals site Groupon is moving into a new vertical with an acquisition of startup Savored.
Stratim Capital Seeks $150M Fund III
Stratim Capital, a direct secondary firm, is out marketing a bigger, new fund which is looking to raise $150 million. Atlas Placement Advisors is the placement agent for the firm’s third fund.
SoloPower Poised to Tap $197M in Government Loans
The sun is shining brightly for SoloPower, a small solar power company that is using federal funding (the same loan guarantee provided under the controversial program that supported Solyndra) to launch production.
VCs See Rebirth in Life Sci
Life-sciences and health investing, long shunned by venture-capital investors, is making a comeback. Several venture firms globally have raised or are raising funds this year in the $200 million to $400 million range dedicated to life sciences, biotech, and medicine…
After Trulia’s Blockbuster, VCs May Warm Up to Real Estate
House prices are up, and real estate websites are a hot item on public markets. Yet venture investors haven’t been too enthused with the real estate business in recent quarters.
peHUB First Read
Get up to speed with the latest happenings in PE and VC over the weekend with this morning’s First Read which features who you should be following in the life science space and where buyout firms are headed next.
peHUB Top 10
What’s the latest at peHUB? On a somber week–in the wake of Veritas Capital founder Robert McKeon’s suicide–guest bloggers had some very popular posts and Connie Loizos read tea leaves into the future of VC.
