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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1.

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How to Get World Class Experts to Support Your Company

David Teten

This is particularly true in New York, where their traditional financial services industry client base has sustained significant damage since the 2008 financial crisis. David Teten: As you know, almost every VC fund operates as effectively a mini expert network. We kind of bring it all together.

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The case for European venture

The Equity Kicker

I was chatting with a friend last night about the lack of institutional investor (LP) interest in European venture capital as an asset class.

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

Both Sides of the Table

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. I can tell you first hand than bankers are out making road shows to gin up interest in VCs and institutional investors.

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How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

He is an active angel with many successful angel investments including: Rent.com, (purchased by Ebay in 2005 for $415 million), Golfnow.com (purchased by Comcast in June 2008), and Lifelock (lead investors include Bessemer Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers). and Economics, both from Cornell University.

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Where are the Deals? How VCs Identify the Next Generation of Startups

David Teten

Prior to joining ff Venture Capital , I published the first-ever study of how private equity and venture capital funds originate new investments, with my coauthor Chris Farmer , CEO of SignalFire and an experienced VC. Annual Deal Pipeline for Selected VCs and Angel Investor Groups. Acquirer/ Investor.

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Israeli VC Funds Struggled to Raise in 2009

VC Cafe

T he latest IVC report shows that Israeli VC funds were able to raise only $229 million in 2009 , a staggering 72% less than $803 million raised in 2008 and the third lowest amount raised per annum in the last decade. In 2010, the capital available for investment in first round and follow on rounds now stands on $1.2

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