If you thought 2011 seemed like a big year for web startup funding, you were absolutely right. According to the latest MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, 2011 saw the highest level of VC investment in Internet companies over the past decade. Read More »
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Fewer venture firms raised more money during 2011. A smaller industry with more money, plus an active angel community that can put money in early stage deals, means entrepreneurs are likely to face the biggest fundraising challenge at the Series B round. Read More »
Venture capital investments continued to grow at a rapid clip during Q2 2011, with investments in Internet-specific companies rising to the highest quarterly level since 2001. But some industry experts are saying that the current level of VC activity may be unsustainable. Read More »
Two gloomy reports were released yesterday that may have some startups questioning their fundraising chances over the near term. The National Venture Capital Association issued returns data showing lousy results and said the industry should expect more of the same over the next few… Read More »
There’s grim data out today from two sources that track venture capital exits, both of whom noted that not a single venture-backed company went public in the second quarter of 2008. This is a grim news indeed, but not surprising. Update: Dow Jones issued… Read More »
Entrepreneurs see their venture backers as the ones with control in the relationship, according to a recent online survey conducted by Research Data Technology for a member of the National Venture Capital Association who wishes to stay anonymous. And just as many of them may… Read More »
Motorola is trying to get more of those public network infrastructure dollars and is buying Mesh Networks for an undisclosed amount. Motorola already has one fixed-wireless broadband solution for residential and business customers, called Canopy. Rick Rotondo, vice president of marketing for the Maitland,… Read More »
