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A Deep Dive into What Has Really Changed in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve heard a lot of people question whether there is too much money in venture capital chasing too few great deals. Others believe that new business models are emerging that could replace venture capital all together. There are significantly more Internet users and we’re no longer newbies b. some have pronounced.

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[Event] [Singapore] Techventure 2011 To Introduce Techventure Asiasons Innovation Awards

YoungUpstarts

Techventure 2011 – one of Asia’s topmost events for the venture capital community to engage with the latest technology entrepreneurs organized by Asiasons WFG and presented by National Research Foundation (NRF) and Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (SVCA) – will celebrate its 15th year on October 13 and 14.

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Seed and Later Investments for Startups are Booming

Startup Professionals Musings

In another report more specifically on Venture Capital Activity for 2012 , CB Insights noted relatively flat but still healthy funding levels, compared to the previous year (down in total dollars by 7.5%, but up in total deals by 7%). The Internet sector is tops for seed deals. Top five states for venture capital.

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St. Louis Startups Strut Their Stuff

ReadWriteStart

Tech ventures, some of whom were presenters at the earlier Demo Day, joined ventures in green energy and the life sciences. Norse-Corp.com developed a fraud-detection system using distributed Internet-monitoring tools, and now is looking to sell this to credit card payment networks for their antifraud programs.

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Year-End VC Report Shows Strength of Internet & Early Stage Investment

ReadWriteStart

California is still the leading state for venture capital. 60% of the funding in the state when to Internet and Healthcare companies. Over 50% of the deals in Washington were in early-stage companies, and almost 60% of the deals were to Internet firms. Internet Hot, Hot, Hot. Alas, Poor Washington.

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Do Startup Location Matters Even Matter?

Genuine VC

In fact, with one exception, the office locations are fairly binary – either they’re located in/outside Kendall Square in Cambridge [green + purple below] or in the Leather District in Boston (which is sometimes but not always counted as part of the Innovation District) [orange]. In reality, though, that “area” isn’t too large.

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Count Your Blessings on This Thanksgiving Holiday

Startup Professionals Musings

High on my list is the joy and satisfaction of having helped many entrepreneurs face-to-face this year, and hopefully many more by my blog reaching out over the Internet. Venture capital investments are returning to startups. Venture capitalists invested $4.8 We often forget that one person’s loss is a gain for others.

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