Original Source: http://bit.ly/2oJxHq8 April 25, 2017 The US venture market was a bit unsettled heading into 2017. Dealmaking last year was a bit frosty compared to 2014 and 2015, when capital seemed easy to come by. To be fair, there were many unknowns: Would the new president’s policies have a major impact on investment? How wouldRead more
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Original Source: http://on.wsj.com/2ey5RMn As they struggle to predict what tech might spark a new boom, investors spread their bets Virtual reality is one of the technologies attracting venture-capital investment. Above, Google’s virtual reality headsets. PHOTO: RICHARD B. LEVINE/ZUMA PRESS By ROLFE WINKLER Oct. 23, 2016 11:00 p.m. ET Venture capitalists are always chasing the next bigRead more
Original Source: http://bit.ly/2dqUC3A Joshua Mayers October 18, 2016 We recently released our inaugural PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor as a comprehensive resource on all matters venture capital. You can download the full 20-page report for free, but if you’d like to fast forward to the highlights, we’ve collated the top charts below: US venture capital activity by quarterRead more
Original Source: http://on.wsj.com/2bTZ2jt Rare look at startup investors’ performance shows Andreessen Horowitz lags behind Sequoia, Benchmark, Founders Fund Andreessen Horowitz, co-founded by web pioneer Marc Andreessen in 2009, is routinely mentioned among the pantheon of great startup investors. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG NEWS By ROLFE WINKLER Updated Sept. 1, 2016 11:25 a.m. ET Andreessen Horowitz’s first three ventureRead more
Original Source: http://tcrn.ch/2aeVGf6 Posted yesterday by Gené Teare, Joanna Glasner Gené Teare CRUNCH NETWORK CONTRIBUTOR Gené Teare is the Head of Content atCrunchBase. Joanna Glasner CRUNCH NETWORK CONTRIBUTOR Joanna Glasner is a reporter for CrunchBase. U.S. venture investors tapped the brakes but did not carry out a sharp slowdown in Series A and B deal-making in theRead more
Original Source: http://bit.ly/1TjYsdd By Nic Brisbourne – May 4, 2016 These are Forward Partners dealflow stats for the first four months of 2016 832 leads 47 first meetings (6% of leads) 8 second meetings (17% of first meetings) 2 deals (25% of second meetings) We met an additional 53 companies at FP Office Hours. In some ways they are likeRead more