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Israeli startup Qlipso Buys Almost-Bankrupt Veoh for its 14 Million Unique Users

VC Cafe

The acquisition is a bitter-sweet end to the story of Veoh, which has raised $70 million since getting funded in 2005 from institutional investors (Goldman Sachs, Intel Capital, Shelter Capital and Spark Capital among others) and big media companies such as ABC, CBS and Warner Brothers.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

Both Sides of the Table

I can tell you first hand than bankers are out making road shows to gin up interest in VCs and institutional investors. style euphoria that swept the Valley beginning in 2005. VC’s are working hand-in-glove with the investment bankers to prepare for IPOs or create auction-style trade sales. There is a lot of pent-up demand.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

IPO markets had burned an entire cycle of retail stock investors and many institutional investors to boot. LP contributions to VC firms shrunk from 2000 and by 2005-2008 had stabilized to around $30 billion per year. Money flowing into our industry has also massively downsized.

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Bitesize Monday: Israeli Startup Headlines

VC Cafe

The new fund will operate under the Ministry of Finance program for encouraging investment in venture capital by giving breaks to institutional investors that invest in funds – a program that is largely criticized by the industry – full article.