1996 2012 Advertising Venture Capital 
Seeing Both Sides
APRIL 10, 2011
In May 1996, Open Market completed a successful IPO and more than doubled on the first day of trading, ending with a $1.2 billion market capitalization. The average venture capital fund raised between 1995 and 1997 returned more than 50% per year. But what if it’s actually more akin to 1996? We had recorded $1.8
David Teten
JANUARY 10, 2012
Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more. Michael Yavonditte is CEO of Hashable, a New York startup backed by ff Venture Capital and a number of other leading VCs.
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