Mark Boslet
Several weeks ago we reported that life sciences investing rose 37% from the first to the second quarters. Here are some additional details, courtesy of PricewaterhouseCoopers: First, with venture capitalists earmarking $2.1 billion for 206 companies, the quarter was the seventh best on record since the MoneyTree Report began collecting data in 1995. The MoneyTree […]
Intel Capital is set to unveil a $300 million investment fund for startups developing technology for its new “ultrabook” category of computers. The chipmaker showed off the computer design this May at the Computex trade show in Taipai, describing it as a cross between a lightweight laptop, such as a MacBook Air, and a tablet. […]
Venture capital long-term fund performance edged up in the first quarter of the year even as short-term returns suffered. Private equity saw a similar slide in short-term returns in the first quarter. But 10-year performance was a solid 10.8%. This assessment from Cambridge Associates Wednesday morning obviously did not factor in the present-day public market […]
We at peHUB dissected CalPERS’ venture portfolio from a variety of angles over the past few weeks. We looked at brand-name funds and their results. We zeroed in on the pension fund’s most recent investments and the rising tide of interest it showed for venture in the middle of the past decade as economic conditions […]
Give Google credit for lighting the fuse with its harangue last week entitled “When Patents Attack Android.” Now investors and entrepreneurs are weighing in on the heels of a Department of Justice probe. This weekend, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban offered a scathing assessment of the troubled patent system on his blog when he claimed […]
CalPERS ratcheted up its venture capital commitments as better economic conditions returned in the middle of the last decade. This culminated in the banner year of 2008, when the California Public Employees’ Retirement System put about $1.27 billion into 23 funds, according to peHUB’s evaluation of the investment data updated through Dec. 31. The decision […]
Cleantech venture fundings have been slow as of late. In the second quarter, dollars invested in the emerging industry fell 23% to $942 million according to the MoneyTree Report put out by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters, publisher of peHUB. For all of 2010, money placed with alternative energy, smart grid […]
Seed and early stage funds in North America and Europe have $11.5 billion of ready capital for investment. This data comes courtesy of Preqin, which tracks 470 early stage venture firms, 80% of which are based in North America. Of the North American firms, 350 have headquarters in the United States. Combined the North American […]
After a period of hesitation early last decade, CalPERS’ enthusiasm for venture grew by 2006 with commitments picking up and an apparent interest in diversification among firms. Allocations to venture capital by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System rose from about $198 million in 2004 and $264 million in 2005 to more than $600 million […]
We reported last week that Internet investing helped drive second-quarter venture deal volume, but biotech, medical devices and software startups were strong money magnets as well. So were companies in IT services and entertainment, according to data from the MoneyTree Report, which is produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association, based on data […]