Mark Boslet
Cleantech funds are hardly barnburners, but it is interesting to note that many may have performance multiples of at least capital invested. This is according to Preqin, which in a recent report found the median multiple for cleantech funds is above 1.00x. The company compares distributions and fund value with cash invested. The company said […]
Listen to 160 seed companies at eight startup accelerators and what do you learn? Christina Cacioppo tried to answer this question in a Union Square Ventures blog post this morning. What she discovered is that incubators, such as Y Combinator or TechStars, function as useful barometers of the opportunities Internet entrepreneurs find exciting. Here are […]
The uncertainties of the European debt crisis continue to pummel stocks worldwide, including venture back IPOs. Of the 29 venture-backed startups that went public in the United States since May, 16 are below their IPO prices and 13 above. Not a sparkling record, especially considering that five of the “above water” offerings were launched in […]
We’re taking one final look at the performance of funds from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, based on data we obtained by the University of California. As we previously reported, distributions from both funds have declined over the past eight years, according to our analysis of UC’s investment portfolio. The analysis looked […]
Venture capitalism in the United States continues to be an insular industry with men vastly out numbering women and ethnic diversity still at low levels. But some change appears afoot. This is according to a survey of 600 professionals released Monday by the National Venture Capital Association and Dow Jones VentureSource. The study found that […]
Intel Capital has accelerated its Chinese investing this year and says activity could increase again next year. The venture arm of the computer chipmaker anticipates completing 12 investments in China this year, according to Richard Hsu, managing director of Intel Capital China. Part of the reason for the boost is the growing maturity of the […]
Yelp joined the parade of Internet companies angling toward the public market by unveiling plans for a $100 million IPO and bringing a potential payday to backers Bessemer Venture Partners, Benchmark Capital and Elevation Partners. The IPO market for established Internet companies is heating up again, at least for bigger name players, such as Groupon […]
Intel Capital said Tuesday it created a $100 million AppUp Fund to support applications and infrastructure for its AppUp Center. The chipmaker’s venture capital arm made the announcement at its Global Summit in Huntington Beach, Calif., where 225 portfolio companies and 800 executives are gathered for a networking event. Along with unveiling the new fund, […]
Cash distributions from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers have noticeably slowed over the past eight years, according to peHUB’s analysis of the University of California’s investment portfolio. The rather complex analysis looked at data the University of California Board of Regents made public in 2003 and updated data the Regents released to […]
The University of California has seen cash distributions from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers decline over the past eight years, as dot-com era investments apparently haven’t been able to match the spectacular returns from earlier funds, according to peHUB’s analysis of data provided by the university system. PeHUB sought performance data for […]