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 »
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Unlike the technology IPO market, the mergers & acquisitions market continues to be on an upswing. PriceWaterhouseCoopers says that during the second quarter of 2010 there were 36 technology transactions worth $11.37 billion, versus the first quarter of 2010 when 34 deals totaled $18.96 billion. Read More »
Venture firms were still shy about making investments in startups during the second quarter of 2009, and the industry as a whole will likely return to 1996 funding levels, with VCs investing between $11 billion and $14 billion for the year, according to the MoneyTree… Read More »
If you believe the venture capitalists on Friday’s conference call about the latest MoneyTree Survey results, which covers venture investing in the second quarter, now is the best time to contact them with your ideas. Just because the exit environment is brutal doesn’t mean VCs… 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 »
Growth in venture capital investing in the U.S. will continue, according to the latest figures. But venture firms are battening down the hatches to prepare for a rough 2008. Read More »
Well folks, if you are like me and losing touch with reality and cannot keep up with the VoIP provider announcements, I might have a solution which might be agreeable to most. I am going to put a “dollar” for every new VoIP provider that starts-up,… Read More »
Global IP Sound, the little engine behind Skype and a whole slew of VoIP applications is getting a helping hand from Nortel Networks. The two companies had announced a strategic partnership back in June, and today the two companies announced that NT was going… Read More »
