Google believes the current economic downturn is an ideal time to invest in the “next big thing.” And Read More
Google’s newest venture
As financial markets crumbled in 2008, angel investors tightened their purse strings. Angel investments plunged 26% to $19.2 Read More
Reynaldo Gill and Ken Crittendon, founders of a Fremont startup called Commendo Software, were in a common catch-22. Read More
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Spark Capital starts seed-stage investing
Good news for startups based in Boston or Manhattan and seeking capital. Manhattan-based Spark Capital, based in Manhattan, Read More
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The exit market should pick up in 2010
At the Dow Jones Wireless event, I was fortunate to meet up with Ammar Hanafi, General Partner at Read More
It’s no doubt the auto industry is failing. Just a few weeks ago, the price tag to bailout Read More
In this segment Bambi Francisco interviews Jason Green, co-founder of Emergence Capital, a venture capital firm in the Read More
In this segment, Bambi Francisco interviews Gus Tai, general partner and venture capitalist of Trinity Ventures. Tai focuses Read More
Seed and early-stage funding is NOT dead. As Bill Reichert, venture capitalist at Garage Technology Ventures, explains in Read More
All was well in Silicon Valley for most of 2008, until November. That’s when the region’s growth halted, Read More
One of the consequences of the current financial crisis is how it has become fashionable to bash the Read More
Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, shares with Reena Jadhav, CEO nuResume, his perspective on the Read More
Entrepreneurs seeking to raise capital are probably glad the end of 2008 is over as the tough economic Read More
I’m all for transparency and mark to market. As Roger Ehrenberg has blogged about consistently, investors need to Read More
It’s definitely a buyer’s market today, whether the asset class is a house, a stock, or a startup. Read More