There are a lot of companies who have smaller divisions underneath its umbrella. Sometimes, the only way for a company to expand is with the help of an entrepreneur. As a result, the investor becomes a capital venture firm who will be doing this not only to jumpstart something new...
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...
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...
The minority-oriented venture capital VC industry is a small, but rapidly growing group of funds that specializes in investing equity capital in minority business enterprises. The institutional investors are clearly motivated by social returns as well as attractive financial yields when they choose to invest in minority VC funds. Yet...
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...
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...
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...
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...
AdEx Media Inc. (OTCBB: ADXM), a leadingperformance driven online marketing company, has announced today that EdBernstein has joined its Board of Directors. The appointment of Mr. Bernstein brings valuable industry and managementexpertise to the AdEx Media Board of Directors. Mr. Bernstein has asuccessful 25-year track record in founding, financing and...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- OGPlanet, an innovative provider of multiplayer online games, today announced it has received funding from a leading venture capital firm, DFJ Athena. This funding supports its continued growth and the company is expected to reach profitability shortly. OGPlanet licenses online games from Korea and...
Venture Firm Invests at the Convergence of Life Science and Lifestyle SAN FRANCISCO -- Physic Ventures (www.physicventures.com) today announced the closing of Physic Ventures, LP, a $159 million venture capital fund that invests in science-based, consumer-directed health and sustainable living companies. Physic Ventures "invests in keeping people healthy"...
With more than seven million users growing at a rate of 200,000 per month, YouSendIt will use the funds to expand its customer base and accelerate product innovation CAMPBELL, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- YouSendIt, Inc. the trusted global leader in digital content delivery, today announced a...
Tech Coast Angels, the largest angelinvesting group for Southern California startup companies, surpassed theone-billion dollar mark in attracting third party and venture capitalfunding to its portfolio companies. "This billion-dollar milestone demonstrates economic impact," said FrankPeters, Chairman of The Tech Coast Angels Board of Governors. "It showsthat we've succeeded in making...
Increase in Series A Round of Funding Result of Strong Second Quarter EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. -- Laru Corporation, a provider of Automated Clearing House ACH risk and compliance management software applications for financial institutions, today announced Velocity Venture Capital has increased their investment in the company as...
NEW YORK, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Seventy-one venture capital funds raised $9.1 billion in the second quarter of 2008 according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association NVCA. The number of funds raised in the second quarter of 2008 decreased by 14% from the same period...
FTVentures and Globespan Capital Partners Co-Lead Round Also Featuring Re-Investments from Matrix Partners, Sigma Partners and Imlay Investments ALPHARETTA, Ga. -- OpenSpan, Inc., a worldwide leader in desktop productivity and SOA acceleration software, today announced that it closed $13 million of C-round venture capital funding. The round was...
NORWALK, Conn. -- Mid-year results reveal that the last time the health care venture capital market experienced such a slow six-month stretch was the second half of 2005. During the six months ended June 30, 2008, based on deals with disclosed prices of $1 million or more, 208 health care...
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VNUSR Medical Technologies, Inc. , a leading provider of medical devices for the minimally invasive treatment of venous reflux disease, announced today the resignation of Kathleen D. LaPorte from the Board of Directors. Ms. LaPorte has served on VNUS' Board of...
LUXEMBOURG -- Regulatory News: ArcelorMittal today announces the launch of: * A new clean technology venture capital fund (with an initial clean technology investment of US$20 million in Miasole), and; * A new carbon fund; as part of its commitment to finding...
Devall is a diversified operation specializing in real estate asset management, real estate development, and venture capital services. Devall is comprised of two divisions, Devall Development Group and Devall Capital Funding. Devall Development Group is the primary holding company for properties that Devall as a company is involved with. Devall...
