2009 Management Private Equity Technology 
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. I was in it for the love of working with entrepreneurs on business problems and marveling at technology they had built. During this era, from 2009–2015, most founders I knew were in it for building great & sustainable companies. It’s just not me.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
JANUARY 4, 2018
The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm. We just announced a few more things.
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David Teten
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
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. 2009) [ii]. Leading Late-Stage Technology Investors’ Portfolio by Geography, 2001-1Q2010.
Mike Michalowicz
AUGUST 10, 2015
A long-time entrepreneur, Joseph founded/co-founded many technological companies throughout the years. Joseph has more than 20 years of strategic, operational and senior management experience in business ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity backed assets and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations.
VC Cafe
JANUARY 10, 2011
V iola Private Equity , an Israeli PE fund with $164 million under management for technology buyouts, has announced a $7 million investment in Zend , the leading provider of open-source and commercial solutions based on PHP web applications. Watch this space.
VC Cafe
MARCH 11, 2010
A midst a 72% decline in funds raised by Israeli venture capital funds in 2009, Battery Ventures announced the completion of its new fund, BV-9, totaling $750 million. The current fund brings Battery’s assets under management to approximately $4 billion.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
I would argue that the shut-down of September 2009 was equally severe yet there are signs that this “VC Ice Age” has begun to thaw. It helped me avoid chasing deals (and a house) in 2007/08 and it led to GRP’s fastest pace of investment in many years in the first three quarters of 2009 at a time when many others weren’t investing.
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