Venture Capital 101

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Is Venture Capital Over?

Is Venture Capital Over? 04/14/2005 04:52 AM
A well known venture capitalist is apparently claiming that the age of the VC is over, and is getting out of the business. The specifics of his claim are that VCs won't be able to earn the same sorts of returns they did in the 90s, which he chalks up to "systemic change." If anything, it sounds like he's channeling Nicho las Carr, who believes the tech industry is becoming commoditized and boring (misunderstanding that things first get interesting when stuff gets commoditized). Of course, the silly thing is that he seems to be comparing today's VC returns to what you could get in the 90s. He claims that "the eye-popping returns that make venture capital famous are history." Of course, the easy response to that is that perhaps most of the "eye-popping returns" were the aberration in the first place, built on the bubble of hype-cycles past. That means there's still plenty of opportunity in real innovation -- and even without that, you can bet that there will be more hype cycles and bubbles. History< /a> practically guarantees it. While bubbles aren't good for everyone, good VCs generally are able to make out quite well (since they bail out early enough) -- and we've already explained why bubbl es eventually are good for most people. While it's bad for those who get sucked up in the hype, it does accelerate innovation by allowing a lot of companies to quickly test (and discard!) many different ideas.

Venture capital up

Venture capital up 12/30/2004 06:51 AM
USA Today Dec 30 2004 10:58AM GMT

Venture capital goes up

Venture capital goes up 12/30/2004 12:21 AM
USA Today Dec 30 2004 3:34AM GMT

Venture Capital, ``Rightsized``

Venture Capital, ``Rightsized`` 06/14/2004 05:13 AM
The old guard of venture capital is changing. The reason? Older partners downshifting as new money starts to flow in.

Mac-friendly Venture Capital?

Mac-friendly Venture Capital? 06/05/2005 11:24 PM

Entrepreneurs Who Don't Want Venture
Capital

Entrepreneurs Who Don't Want Venture
Capital 12/08/2003 04:41 AM
It seems like every few months a story just like this one show up somewhere about entrepreneurs (usually ones who have gone through the process before) are starting new companies without venture capital. The reporter (like in most of these articles) tries to make it out like this is a big conflict between those who "know better" and the venture capitalists. The truth seems quite different - and the story isn't supported by any of the actual quotes. Certainly there are entrepreneurs who get screwed by VCs, and there are many who go into the process the first time without realizing what they're giving up when they accept VC cash. However, the truth is that many businesses (and certain entrepreneurs) aren't right for VC money. Understanding what VCs are looking for, and what the process is like is important for anyone raising money. Then the entrepreneur can make the right decision about the best way to move forward. Sometimes that's with VC cash and sometimes it isn't. Everyone quoted in the article seems to understand that, but that's not as interesting a story for the paper. What would be better is if the press stopped making the implicit assumption that to do a startup you need to raise venture money - and that the companies that raise more money are the automatic powerhouses.

Venture Capital Blogs

Venture Capital Blogs 09/22/2004 10:23 PM
The Mercury News has a roundup of our neighborly VC bloggers. You really have to hand it to them for making a private equity a little more, well, public. Sometimes a cheat sheet is better than a term sheet,...

Where Venture Capital Dollars Are Going

Where Venture Capital Dollars Are Going 04/20/2004 09:54 AM
Fortune Apr 20 2004 2:17PM GMT

Kerry a Fan of Venture Capital

Kerry a Fan of Venture Capital 05/26/2004 06:11 AM
Teresa Heinz Kerry, heiress and wife of John Kerry, has much of her wealth locked up in bonds and blue-chip stocks. But the couple's campaign financial filing also shows a keen interest in the risky world of tech venture capital investing. By Joanna Glasner.

Venture Capital Deal Algebra

Venture Capital Deal Algebra 07/08/2004 12:29 PM
as with all industries, people in the business use jargon without explaining it

Venture Capital Investments Stabilize

Venture Capital Investments Stabilize 04/27/2004 06:49 PM
Venture capitalists invested $4.6 billion during the first quarter as the once-staggering industry continued to regain its financial equilibrium, according to figures released Tuesday.

Using Blogs To Dispense Venture Capital

Using Blogs To Dispense Venture Capital 07/05/2004 08:35 PM

$5.3 bln of US venture capital
investments in Q4 2004

$5.3 bln of US venture capital
investments in Q4 2004 04/03/2005 07:58 AM
ZDNet Apr 3 2005 11:03AM GMT

The current state of venture capital

The current state of venture capital 06/22/2005 02:23 AM

Relaxing in the dog-friendly downtown Sheraton Winnipeg, I read this article from Technology Review about venture capital. 

As nanotech gains visibility, venture
capital follows

As nanotech gains visibility, venture
capital follows 12/22/2003 05:18 PM
CNET Dec 22 2003 4:49PM ET

Venture Capital Rediscovers the Consumer
Internet

Venture Capital Rediscovers the Consumer
Internet 06/17/2005 03:56 PM
Every other venture capitalist in Silicon Valley now seems eager to reinvent himself as an expert who can spot hot new consumer-driven Internet ventures.

Microsoft loses interest in venture
capital

Microsoft loses interest in venture
capital 05/07/2004 08:34 PM
ZDNet UK May 8 2004 0:51AM GMT

U-2's Bono joining venture capital firm

U-2's Bono joining venture capital firm 06/15/2004 06:15 PM

Venture capital market heats up for
Antarctica

Venture capital market heats up for
Antarctica 09/22/2004 11:47 AM
Business in Vancouver Sep 22 2004 3:39PM GMT

Guide to Venture Capital in European
Biopharma

Guide to Venture Capital in European
Biopharma 09/27/2004 02:47 AM
BioSeeker announces the release of a new report entitled "Guide to Venture Capital in European Biopharma". Acting as a tool for planning and preparing your fund raising campaign, this report contains information that will help you understand the current investment climate, face the most critical issues for obtaining financing and help you understand how to localise and approach suitable investors. BioSeeker has localised and listed 111 active venture capital investors in European biopharma. Further, we have mapped down the biopharma deals of these investors throughout 2002 until the end of August 2004. Using this unique and near-to-complete investment data, BioSeeker has conducted several trend analyses of investments in the European Biopharma Industry. [PRWEB Sep 27, 2004]

Has China Figured Out How To Do That
Venture Capital Thing?

Has China Figured Out How To Do That
Venture Capital Thing? 04/11/2005 05:58 AM
Back during the boom years it seemed like every place on earth wanted to claim that they were the next Silicon Valley -- but about all the did was announce that they were going to do that, and come up with some lame nickname starting with Silicon: Silicon Farm, Glen, Beach, Alley, Mountain, Cove, etc. Beyond the fact that silicon usually had little to do with what few tech companies in these places were working on, most of these places lacked the real infrastructure that made Silicon Valley tick. A big part of that is the venture capital industry here, which isn't so easy to replicate -- especially in places where the concept of risk capital (and, actually, plain old risk itself) isn't quite the same as it is here. Love 'em or hate 'em (or, as is so often the case, both), a flourishing venture capital market has helped to fund a ton of high growth businesses. However, there really aren't many reasons why other areas can't figure it out eventually. China is taking a step in the right direction by changing the laws for venture capitalists in that country, giving those firms the ability to break away from a government that has held them back. This isn't to say that the Chinese VC industry will jump to the forefront, but it is a step forward in a country where there's an awful lot of innovating going on -- often with VC money from back here in Silicon Valley.

What Shareholders Don't Know About
High-Tech Venture Capital

What Shareholders Don't Know About
High-Tech Venture Capital 06/21/2004 11:38 PM
Linux Insider Jun 22 2004 3:58AM GMT

Venture capital investments reaches
$97.5 mln in Ireland in Q1 2005

Venture capital investments reaches
$97.5 mln in Ireland in Q1 2005 04/09/2005 02:47 AM
ZDNet Apr 9 2005 7:03AM GMT

Cisco to invest venture capital in
Indian start-ups

Cisco to invest venture capital in
Indian start-ups 09/21/2004 10:31 AM
Silicon India Sep 21 2004 2:05PM GMT

News: Destineer partners with CIA
venture capital firm

News: Destineer partners with CIA
venture capital firm 06/17/2005 04:33 PM
MacSoft parent Destineer today announced a partnership with a CIA-funded venture capital group.

Venture Capital: Edmond leaves online
porn far behind

Venture Capital: Edmond leaves online
porn far behind 06/17/2005 04:30 PM
Seattlepi.nwsource.com - Fri Jun 17, 08:51 am GMT

Venture capital investments reach
two-year high

Venture capital investments reach
two-year high 07/27/2004 04:39 AM
SiliconValley.com Jul 27 2004 7:42AM GMT

Security, Data Integration Top Venture
Capital Interests

Security, Data Integration Top Venture
Capital Interests 06/17/2005 04:48 PM
Security, enterprise data integration, health care and regulatory compliance are among the technology areas that are drawing the interest of venture capitalists and software industry entreprenuers.

Venture Capital Funding Returns to
Robust Levels

Venture Capital Funding Returns to
Robust Levels 06/03/2004 07:14 AM
Venture capital funding in the software industry is returning to the more healthy levels seen before the Internet bubble years of 1999-2001. But venture investors are being pickier than ever about who gets funded.

Tech group to push for venture capital,
R&D tax credits

Tech group to push for venture capital,
R&D tax credits 12/24/2004 01:07 PM
bizjournals.com Dec 23 2004 9:12PM GMT

Index Strives To Peg True Value Of
Venture Capital-Backed Firms

Index Strives To Peg True Value Of
Venture Capital-Backed Firms 05/07/2004 07:13 PM
Investors Business Daily May 7 2004 11:26PM GMT

As Nanotechnology Gains Visibility,
Venture Capital Begins Coming In

As Nanotechnology Gains Visibility,
Venture Capital Begins Coming In 12/21/2003 11:50 PM
New York Times Dec 21 2003 11:15PM ET

Hynix non-memory division sold to
Citigroup Venture Capital

Hynix non-memory division sold to
Citigroup Venture Capital 06/01/2004 05:19 PM
Maekyung Internet Jun 1 2004 9:31PM GMT

E-mail services firm ExactTarget gets
$10.5 million in venture capital

E-mail services firm ExactTarget gets
$10.5 million in venture capital 07/19/2004 08:00 PM
InternetRetailer.com Jul 20 2004 0:44AM GMT

Next News: Venture capital and nanotech,
the Dow in 2025, and betting on the New
Hampshire primary

Next News: Venture capital and nanotech,
the Dow in 2025, and betting on the New
Hampshire primary 01/27/2004 02:56 PM
US News Jan 27 2004 7:00PM GMT

CapitalHunter.com Reports - Venture
Capital Activity Declines 29% Following
the Holiday Weekend

CapitalHunter.com Reports - Venture
Capital Activity Declines 29% Following
the Holiday Weekend 06/08/2004 02:32 AM
CapitalHunter.com identified that $260 million was raised primarily by California based biotechnology companies. In addition, two companies began trading on Wall Street this reporting period. [PRWEB Jun 8, 2004]

Top US venture capital locations:
Silicon Valley, New England, New York
City

Top US venture capital locations:
Silicon Valley, New England, New York
City 04/03/2005 09:38 PM
ZDNet Apr 4 2005 1:33AM GMT

In Capital Venture, Rocket Reaches the
Edge of Space (Los Angeles Times)

In Capital Venture, Rocket Reaches the
Edge of Space (Los Angeles Times) 05/14/2004 04:51 AM
Los Angeles Times - MOJAVE — A piloted rocket released from a spider-like mother plane shot straight up into the desert sky here Thursday, climbing to 211,400 feet and becoming the first privately funded vehicle to reach the edge of space.

BC TIA Makes Recommendations on
Improving Access to Early Stage Venture
Capital

BC TIA Makes Recommendations on
Improving Access to Early Stage Venture
Capital 05/21/2004 05:35 PM
BC Technology May 21 2004 9:41PM GMT
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