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Venture Capital Access Program launches to aid women and diverse entrepreneurs

David Teten

Department of Commerce & the Minority Business Development Agency, between 2002 and 2007, diverse-owned firms outpaced the growth of non-diverse firms in gross receipts and employment. Founded in 1970, NAIC firms invest in venture (early stage/later stage) and private equity (growth/buyout/mezzanine/distressed/secondary funds).

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. And this is happening in mezzanine (pre-IPO) deals as well. I believe a bubble occurs when a market is willing to pay greater than intrinsic value for an asset class.

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Through the Looking Glass

Feld Thoughts

But we’ll get there … We’ve been investing in stuff around 3D since we started Foundry Group in 2007. We believed that in 2007 we were at the beginning of a 30+ year shift that would make the WIMP interface , which emerged in the early 1980s and was dominant in 2007, look and feel punch-card archaic in the future.

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Ten Takeaways from Deloitte’s 2010 Israel VC Indicator Survey

VC Cafe

13% of respondents believe this gap to be in Mezzanine financing and no venture capitalist believes that there is no investment gap. there was a significant increase in optimism pertaining to Israel embarking on its first IPO on the NASDAQ since July, 2007 (Voltaire). Clear cut: VC activity in Israel will become difficult.