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- INDIA: IFC COMMITS $10 MILLION TO A VC FUND INVESTMENT IN INDIA.(International Finance Corp. commits funds to venture capital investment)(Brief Article)
- The World Bank's private sector lending arm International Finance Corporation on Tuesday agreed to provide $10 million assistance to New Path Ventures, a California-based venture capital fund, for investments in Information Technology in India. New The World Bank's private sector lending arm International ...
- Research articles 2002-11-27
- False steps plague NYC venture fund. (Discovery Fund, New York City)
- Discovery Fund's investments failing to create stars, add JOBS in new media JUDITH MESSINA The city's first foray into venture capital has failed to produce any big winners or generate anywhere near the number of jobs forecast, and it is stuck in a nDiscovery Fund's...
- Research articles 1998-04-27
- Venture Capitalists - An Interesting Lot
- The article talks on the various features of Venture Capitalists. Venture capitalists are people who raise money from other sources like banks, rich people with extra money, pension funds, mutual funds, etc., to create a venture capital fund. Once the venture capital fund is created, the venture capital fund managers...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Determinants of Corporate Venture Capital Success
- Corporate-sponsored venture capital funds do not have to fail. But, hybrid organizations such as Xerox Technology Ventures face considerable challenges on the road to success. Corporate-sponsored venture funds first appeared in the 1960s, about two decades after the first flowering of the venture capital industry. Ever since, they have mirrored...
- Case studies 2000-11-06
- Venture Capital Fund Cash Flows: The J-Curve
- Any attempt to analyze a venture fund must take into account the way in which, such a fund works and the resulting J-curve. This article explains that a traditional 'Net Asset Value' approach is inappropriate and is likely to give the mistaken impression during the early years of a fund's...
- White papers 2004-09-07
- Liabilities of General Partners of Venture Capital Funds: Old Legal Theories Create New Business Realities, Part 2
- Until 2002, general partners of venture capital funds have been virtually immune to legal actions by their limited partners, portfolio companies, and third parties. Previous significant liquidity events through initial public offerings or acquisitions based on exceptionally high multiples of earnings and associated returns made the liabilities theoretical only. This...
- White papers 2002-11-12
- Sources of Funds and Investment Strategies of Venture Capital Funds: Evidence From Germany, Israel, Japan and the UK
- Using a newly constructed data set, this paper compares sources of funds and investment strategies of venture capital VC funds in Germany, Israel, Japan and the UK. Sources of VC funds differ significantly across countries, e.g. banks are particularly important in Germany, corporations in Israel, insurance companies in Japan, and...
- White papers 2001-07-09
- Main Street VCs
- There are disadvantages that small-business owners need to consider before tapping a regional venture capital fund. Most of the funds are made up of less than $50 million, making it difficult for them to provide financing down the road, when entrepreneurs need bigger chunks of money. Instead, they focus on...
- White papers 2004-12-01
- Avista Corp. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Paul Ridzon – Keybanc. Paul Ridzon – Keybanc Capital Markets I had a few questions. First, what's the embedded price of natural gas in your Washington electric rates? Mark Thies Currently the embedded...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-18
- VC Industry In Trouble But PIPEs May Save the Day --- For Some
- Battered by the slump in global markets, venture-capital firms and their private-equity counterparts are turning to investments in public companies, usually as PIPE -- private investments in public equity -- investors. It may be the only bright part for VCs these days, as the global recession has slowed new financings...
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- What Happens When Venture Funds Dry Up?
- The recent announcement by cloud software vendor Workday that it has raised $74 million in venture capital notwithstanding, venture funding has slowed considerably over recent months and from the looks of things, VCs may be more likely to close up shop than fund new companies. While that means tech ventures...
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- Angels Go Where VCs Fear To Tread
- Paul Kedrosky got a lot of attention yesterday for a paper he wrote showing that venture funds are not providing investors with enough returns and suggesting that the venture capital industry should essentially right-size itself by half. The sector must shrink its way back to health if venture capital...
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
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- Western Technology Investment Closes Firm's 11th Venture Debt Fund
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Western Technology Investment WTI today announced the formation and close of the firm's eleventh venture debt fund, capitalized at $500 million. The firm has over $1 billion under management. WTI added a select group of leading private equity investors to its institutional investor base in an...
- Research articles 2004-09-27
- NETHERLANDS ING SET TO LAUNCH FIRST FUND IN CHINA.
- HONG KONG, Feb 18 Asia Pulse - The Netherlands-based ING investment management said its joint venture with China Merchants Securities is going on smoothly, and the first fund is expected to be launched soon. HONG KONG, Feb 18 Asia Pulse - The Netherlands-based ING...
- Research articles 2003-02-18
- Christopher Starr Joins Eastern Technology Fund as Associate; Investment Professional adds to VC's business strategy and investment expertise
- Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers WAYNE, Pa.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 7, 2000 The Eastern Technology Fund, a venture fund for promising seed-stage Internet and technology companies and a feeder fund to PA Early Stage, an affiliated private equity fund of Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE: SFE), today announced that Christopher Starr has joined as...
- Research articles 2000-09-07
- G-Log Raises Over $20 Million in Equity Financing; Investment Led By Mayfield Fund and FBR Technology Venture Partners
- Business/Technology Editors SHELTON, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 2, 2000 Global Logistics Technologies, Inc., (G-Log), the leading provider of Internet-based logistics systems, today announced that it raised over $20 million in equity financing. Leading the round were Mayfield Fund of Menlo Park, California, and FBR Technology Venture Partners of Reston, Virginia....
- Research articles 2000-05-02
- Joint venture to offer investment into India.
- Byline: Barrie Dunstan Jan 18, 2007 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian investors will be able to gain exposure to the Indian sharemarket via a new listed company. India Equities Fund is being established by joint venture partners Olympus...
- Research articles 2007-01-18
- Sigma raises a third of planned [pounds sterling]50m fund for technology firms. (Finance).
- Sigma Technology Group has raised [pounds sterling]17m so far for its latest investment vehicle, and plans to pour over [pounds sterling]50m into technology firms over the next 18 months. The Sigma Technology Venture Fund will invest in early and development stage companies in the UK, particularly those in...
- Research articles 2002-05-02
- Photonics Fund, VantagePoint and Williams, Jones and Associates Invest in Tsunami Optics; Industry-savvy Finance Partners Back Tsunami's Entry into the Hot Photonic Components Business
- Business Editors & High Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 9, 2000 Tsunami Optics today announced the completion of its first round of venture funding. Tsunami Optics, a developer of bandwidth-enabling fiberoptic components that will route, separate and switch light within optical networks, received a substantial investment from...
- Research articles 2000-05-09
- WorldRes Raises $12 Million of Late Stage Venture Funding; Appoints CFOs of Times Mirror and Electronic Arts to Board of Directors
- SAN MATEO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 6, 1999--WorldRes, Inc., the Internet-based hotel reservation network, today announced it has raised $12 million in funding, bringing the total amount of venture funding to $30 million. This late stage round was lead by current strategic investor Times Mirror and includes new investment from J&W Seligman's...
- Research articles 1999-04-06
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