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By: 2010 Will See Some Venture Firms Fold – GigaOM

2010 Will See Some Venture Firms Fold – GigaOM — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:46:35 +0000

[...] this year, as the general partners decided not to tap pension funds for more money while those limited partners were feeling the crunch of a crappy economy — and because the venture funds themselves often had little to show after years of lame [...]

By: Venture Capitalists Need Money, Too

Venture Capitalists Need Money, Too — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:26:50 +0000

[...] is this the bottom for the venture market? Limited partners began pulling back this time last year as their asset allocations got all out of whack, and we found ourselves reading about those [...]

By: Is the VC Industry Ready to Change or Just Short on Cash?

Is the VC Industry Ready to Change or Just Short on Cash? — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:57:32 +0000

[...] given the lousy exit environments, stagnant returns and the worries that the VC model is broken. Limited partners also have less money to allocate to venture capital as they see their own portfolios take a hit. So in looking at this [...]

By: VCs Find It Hard to Raise Money, Too

VCs Find It Hard to Raise Money, Too — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:53:24 +0000

[...] most endowments can only invest a certain percentage of their dollars in such risky assets, they need to pull back from their investments in the venture [...]

By: Manu’s Blog » Blog Archive » A Time for Change in Venture Capital

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:42:54 +0000

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By: December 9, 2008 | next media update

December 9, 2008 | next media update — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:29:53 +0000

[...] VCs Must Woo Unhappy Investors, Too GIGAOM The latest tale of woe out of the VC industry appears today in the Wall Street Journal, on how the limited partners who invest in venture capital firms are backing out of their commitments to fund individual VC funds. The end result of LPs failing to follow through are shuttered companies such as Ambric, which had to close despite having signed several customer deals and keeping its investors’ confidence. But when the investor’s investors back out, the money dries up. Unlike the last technology bubble, when LPs questioned how much money they put into venture capital as an asset class, this time around there are questions about both the viability of the asset class and pressure on all alternative investments. Right now the venture industry is stuck between an inability to get money out of their investments through public offerings and M&A and the inability to get money into their investments through new investments into funds. Source> [...]

By: A Time for Change in Venture Capital | K9 Ventures

A Time for Change in Venture Capital | K9 Ventures — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:06:49 +0000

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By: Big Day at the Nest - Gamerz aren’t just teenagers and college kids… « Bird’s Sweet Blahg

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:12:00 +0000

[...] again, to connect my day job with my dream, I wanted to share this article about the future of venture capital. Unlike the last technology bubble, when LPs questioned how [...]