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Silverton Partners Plans to Raise $100 Million Venture Capital Fund

SiliconHills

Silverton Partners, a venture capital firm founded in 2005, is raising a $100 million Silverton Partners V fund, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Austin-based venture capital firm lists Adam Chibib, Michael Dodd, Morgan Flagler and Kip McClanahan as its general partners.

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Upland Software Raises $19.8 Million in Venture Capital

SiliconHills

million in venture capital, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Million in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills. Million in Venture Capital appeared first on SiliconHills. Upland Software has raised $19.8

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On Capital Formation, Smaller Companies, and IPOs

Ben's Blog

Editor’s Note: This testimony was delivered by a16z managing partner (and former chairman of the board of the National Venture Capital Association) Scott Kupor to the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of their investor advisory committee meeting agenda “discussion …

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More Cash for Entrepreneurs, Crowdfunding, and Indiegogo

David Teten

Currently, entrepreneurs are prohibited from doing so under the Securities Act of 1933, which requires companies who wish to sell securities to register and provide extensive information about strategy, future plans, ownership, management, etc. They hired the Sustainable Economies Law Center to write to the U.S.

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Crowd Funding – A Critique for Entrepreneurs and Investors

Gust

But, in the US, only wealthy accredited investors * have been allowed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to invest in entrepreneurs and their startup companies (without extensive disclosure of the business plan and risks inherent to such new ventures).

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Crowdfunding Sites Offer 5 Hidden Benefits

Growthink Blog

Securities and Exchange Commission which prohibits this. Raising money from Crowdfunding is so much easier and faster than traditional sources of funding like venture capital and angel financing. That's because equity investments in the U.S. are controlled by the U.S.

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High Returns On A Small Fund Challenge Low Returns On A Big Fund

David Teten

I recently had an extensive debate with Tom about why and whether small funds (like mine, ff Venture Capital ) tend to outperform large funds (like his). I argue that, just as with hedge funds and mutual funds, the larger the venture capital fund, the more difficult it is to generate strong returns.

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