A visual summary of VC activity in 2015

We live in an age of disruption – and that’s a good thing. Industries will be transformed. Major companies will fall. Old systems will collapse as entrepreneurs figure out how to optimize and reinvent inefficientRead more

I started angel investing almost by accident, which sounds strange to say. Who “accidentally” invests tens of thousands of dollars into highly speculative ventures? Well, I did. A friend introduced me to Clayton Christopher, whoRead more

Most people I talk to are genuinely confused by eSports.  I often hear, “who in their right mind watches this stuff?”, or “those nerdy dudes make how much money!?”  The incredulity goes on.  The factRead more

Sisense, a leader in business analytics for complex data, bringing disruptive simplicity for big or multi source data preparation & analysis,  announced today a collaboration offering direct integration and a cloud version of Sisense’s award-winningRead more

Sisense, the leader in business analytics for complex data, bringing disruptive simplicity for big or multi-source data preparation & analysis, announced today that respected research firm Frost & Sullivan has awarded Sisense with the 2015Read more

The recent large Series A financings in digital health caught my attention. Clovergrabbed $100 million in equity and debt financing, Color Genomics raised $15 million, Cure Forward raised $15 million,Honor raised $20 million and Lyra HealthraisedRead more

In its usual monthly report on the progress of its self-driving cars — which are now being tested in and around Mountain View and Austin, Texas — Google waxes philosophical this month on the state ofRead more

Rodrigo Martinez In recent times, investing in hardware startups used to be a no go for VCs and angels.  Their challenges are well known: they are intensive in capital, complex to run operationally, haveRead more