finance.fortune.cnn.com

AUGUST 21, 2012

FORTUNE -- Its no secret that venture capitalists were hit hard by last decades dotcom bust, considering that median returns for 1998-2001 vintage funds are all underwater. Overall, the fund-of-funds is 97% called for 45 funds raised between 1999 and 2002. In parenthesis is the cumulative distribution divided by called capital.

Naming 49

Naming Term Sheet Private Equity Equity 49

Feld Thoughts

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Conversion right: In Germany, there is generally no conversion right entitling the holder of preferred shares to convert them into common shares at any time. However, the lack of a conversion right also has implications for anti-dilution protection: in the U.S., this is usually done by adjusting the conversion price.

Germany 165

Germany Liquidation Preference Option Pool Advisory Board 165

BeyondVC

DECEMBER 20, 2004

We did our own analysis of venture-backed software IPOs a couple of years ago (based on SEC filings, etc.) This reminds me of a conversation I had this summer with a Veritas executive who said how difficult it was to scale beyond $1-2 billion in revenue and that size matters. received its first round of funding between 1999 and 2000.

IPO 60

IPO SEC Valuation Revenue 60

Seeing Both Sides

MAY 26, 2009

  In our conversation, he made a few observations in his usual soft-spoken but pointed way that I found particularly interesting: (1)      Small Ball.    Yet the impact is enormous, with 18% of GDP provided by venture-backed companies.  3)      Life sciences.

Private Equity 20

Private Equity Boston Massachusetts IPO 20

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

billion multi-stage venture capital firm focused on IT-related investments… I also serve on various investment committees, including for the St. Jude Children’s Cancer Hospital and the Stanford Medical Center, and teach entrepreneurship and venture capital at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. 1990-1998 13.3%

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Ask yourself this — how did it go when a bunch of Internet companies when public in 1998–1999 with limited revenues or oversight? Trust Between 1998–2000 the world became enamored with the “new economy” and Internet companies that were going public on NASDAQ in the United States. Regulation will come. It needs to come fast.

Government 280

Government Distribution Stock United States 280