Mark Boslet
GSR Ventures announced Tuesday morning it closed a $350 million early stage venture fund targeting investments in China. The new fund was oversubscribed, the firm reports, with 80% of its money coming from previous GSR investors. It also might be on the leading edge of a new wave of early stage funds being raised across […]
Cautious might best describe CalPERS’ current approach to venture capital. Cautious, with one big exception for Vinod Khosla. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has been a steady investor in venture capital over the past decade or so, according to portfolio data it posts online. The most current update of its holdings, dating to Dec. […]
Most venture capital firms will not have to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission under rules the commissioners adopted on June 22. This appears to be the consensus of attorneys and other experts who have had time to comb through 208 pages of regulatory details that the SEC released late last week. But that […]
Exits markets for venture-backed startups turned in a solid second quarter with IPO dollar volume setting an 11-year record and the number of M&A transaction moderating slightly. For both venture-backed acquisitions and IPOs, deal size grew impressively, suggesting higher valuations are in the card for portfolio companies. Internet deals paved the way for the upbeat […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a definition of the venture capital industry that will permit VCs to operate largely as they currently do, a decision some GPs are calling a victory for the asset class. Details of the decision have yet to be released, as of late June. However, the definition’s framework appears to […]
Mohr Davidow Ventures held an event this week to highlight a top investment theme: capitalizing on the proliferation of big data. As Internet content of all types proliferates in an increasingly connected world, big opportunities exist for startups helping oil drillers, financial institutions and retailers manage, protect and make sense of the flood of raw […]
Accel Partners makes headlines for its investments in big name Internet companies, such as Facebook, Groupon and Rovio, the maker of the Angry Birds game. But peel back the Web 2.0 onion several layers and you will see where this successful venture capitalist really thinks it can make money. The firm announced a $34 million […]
PeHUB earlier this week ran a slideshow with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System’s holdings of brand name venture funds. These investment vehicles dated from 2005 and before, and for the most part illustrated the difficulties GPs have had making late dot-com bubble and post bubble funds pay off. The posted IRRs, updated through December […]
Venture capitalists continue to face challenges turning portfolio investments into attractive exits. But many have no difficulty identifying new opportunities to put money to work, according to a global survey of investment intentions release this week. The study – the annual Global Venture Capital Survey conducted in the spring by the National Venture Capital Association […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a definition of the venture capital industry that will permit VCs to operate largely as they currently do, a decision some GPs are calling a victory for the asset class. Details of the decision have yet to be released, and are expected in the next few days. However, the […]