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M&A of VC-backed startups hits four-year low

by Bambi Francisco Roizen, April 18, 2013 | Comments

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Venture investing sees lowest quarter since third quarter of 2010

So much for starting the year with a bang. Not only are venture capitalists keeping their purse strings drawn tight, acquisitions are often an optimal outcome for startups. But it looks like buyers haven't had the appetite. Venture capital merger and acquisition activity in the US dropped in the first quarter of this year, ending with the fewest exits ...

SoftBank Capital announces new $250M fund

by Steven Loeb, February 7, 2013 | Comments

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PrinceVille Fund will help western companies compete in Asian markets

(Updated to reflect comment from SoftBank) SoftBank Capital, the venture group affiliated with Japan’s Softbank Corp., has closed a new $250 million fund, it was announced Thursday. Called SoftBank PrinceVille Investments, L.P. or “PrinceVille Fund," it will focus on helping growth-stage companies break into global markets, specifically those in Asia. The PrinceVille Fund’s investment focus will continue the themes of previous Softbank Capital investments ...

Report: Google and Twitter execs team up for new fund

by Steven Loeb, February 6, 2013 | Comments

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Hunter Walk and Satya Patel are forming a new $25 million VC fund called Homebrew

(Updated to reflect comment from Hunter Walk) A new venture capital fund may be in the works, brought to you by former executives Google and Twitter. Hunter Walk and Satya Patel are forming a new $25 million VC fund called Homebrew, Fortune reported Wednesday. The fund would go toward backing technology startups that "enable the people-based economy" for both consumers and ...

Samsung to put $1.1 billion into fueling innovation

by Steven Loeb, February 4, 2013 | Comments

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Two new funds, along with new Strategy and Innovation Center, to boost Samsung's American presence

It is not unusual for top tier tech companies to be heavily involved with funding new innovation. After all, that is their bread and butter, and what will help keep them ahead of their competitors. Giants such as Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook have all set up funds to find the next great idea. Now you can add Samsung to that list, ...

Norwest promotes three new partners

by Kristin Karaoglu, January 23, 2013 | Comments

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Matthew Howard, Jeff Crowe and Sonya Brown move up the ranks

Norwest Venture Partners announced Wednesday morning that it's promoted Matthew Howard and Jeff Crowe to Managing Partner, and Sonya Brown is now General Partner. The promotions come at a time NVP has been actively investing in growth-stage investments. In the last 12 months, NVP made 30 new venture investments and grew the firm to 80 employees around the world. The ...

Redpoint Ventures closes $400M fund

by Steven Loeb, January 16, 2013 | Comments

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This is the firm's fifth fund, and it now manages over $3.3 billion

Redpoint Ventures has closed its latest fund, its fifth overall, it was announced Wednesday. Entitled Redpoint V, it is a $400 million early stage venture capital fund. The firm's previous fund, Redpoint IV, which closed in 2006, was also a $400 million fund. Redpoint now manages over $3.3 billion across its multiple funds. Redpoint will use this latest fund to support early stage ...

VMware CTO Stephen Herrod joining General Catalyst

by Steven Loeb, January 16, 2013 | Comments

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Herrod will stay on as an advisor to VMware

Stephen Herrod is leaving enterprise and virtualization giant VMware to join venture capital and growth equity firm General Catalyst, it was announced Monday. Herrod worked at VMware for 11 years, where he served as Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Research and Development. In his new role with General Catalyst, Herrod's focus will be investing in, and supporting, entrepreneurs at early-stage ...

Sequoia Capital raises $700M global fund

by Steven Loeb, December 18, 2012 | Comments

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Money reportedly to be used to invest in mature companies in late-stage rounds

Sequoia Capital may have raised a combined $1 billion for three early stage funds just a few months ago, but the firm obviously has interest in investing in later stage rounds as well. So to do that, the firm has gone ahead and raised yet another fund. Sequoia Capital has raised $700 million for a new global fund, according to a ...

General Catalyst launches student-run fund in Boston

by Steven Loeb, December 12, 2012 | Comments

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Rough Draft Ventures will invest in student founded start-ups

Good ideas can come from, literally, anywhere. Some random person, who has no experience with ever founding a company, might just have the next big idea in his head. Or it could be some dorky college kid sitting in his Harvard dorm room who creates something that will completely change the world over the next decade. Don’t think that venture ...

Morgenthaler Ventures to raise $200M for new fund

by Steven Loeb, December 5, 2012 | Comments

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Firm's tenth fund will focus on early stage IT companies

Who says venture capital is slowing down? Yesterday it was revealed that Sequoia Capital was looking to raise a new fund, mere months after raising $1 billion and they were not the only ones: venture capital firm Morgenthaler Ventures is looking to raise a new fund, according to sources close to the fund. The fund, which would be Morgenthaler’s tenth, ...

Sequoia Capital looking to raise another fund

by Steven Loeb, December 4, 2012 | Comments

	VC firm closed out a nearly $1 billion fund in August The amount raised by VCs may have slowed last quarter, but that is not going to stop firms from continuing to raise money to invest. Only a few months after raising its last fund, venture capital firm Sequoia Capital is at it again. The firm is looking to raise a seed fund, according to a Form D filed with the ...
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Google Ventures is getting infused with more cash

by Steven Loeb, November 8, 2012 | Comments

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Google upping Google Ventures fund to $300 million so it can continue to invest in later stages

Google, will be increasing the amount of money it allocated to Google Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Google, which makes financially driven investments in technology companies, Reuters reported Thursday. While Google was previous putting $200 million into venture capital funds, it will be increasing that number to $300 million. A large part of the reason for this is that the initial ...

NTT Docomo establishes new $125 million fund

by Steven Loeb, October 26, 2012 | Comments

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Japanese mobile also creates new incubator for smartphone and tablet related startups

NTT Docomo, the largest phone operator in Japan, is establishing a new ¥10 billion, or $125 million, fund, meant to help new businesses develop for smartphones and tablets, it was announced Friday. In addition, the company also announced the formation of the Docomo Innovation Village, a new incubation program. Both the fund and the incubator are set to launch by ...

Atomico raises $285 million for third fund

by Steven Loeb, October 25, 2012 | Comments

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VC firm founded by Skype co-founders can still raise another $105 million

UK investment firm Atomico Ventures has raised a $286 million fund, according to a filing with theSecurities and Exchange Commission. The amount raised so far is $286,798,700, out of a total offering amount of $391,980,000. That leaves an additional $105,181,300 to be raised. This is Atomico’s third fund. The firm previously raised a second fund of $165 million in March 2010. Atomico has invested in ...

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