Mark Boslet
Adam Grosser has focused on cleantech deals while at Foundation Capital
A total of 35 funds in Q4 raised less than $3B
Greg Waldorf left his role as eHarmony chief executive in a sudden departure two weeks ago. Just as suddenly, he reappeared at Accel Partners. The venture firm announced Monday Waldorf will become its CEO-in-residence, working with its portfolio companies and brainstorming new business ideas that might receive Accel funding. He said in an interview he […]
Massachusetts-based CommonAngels is hoping to raise a $20 million microcap fund and having some success. The firm closed on $10 million of the total last year, according to a Dec. 20 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is actively seeking the remainder, says one source with knowledge of the plans. The focus of […]
A better exit market brought a welcome lift to short-term venture returns in the third quarter, but 10- and 15- year returns slumped as the venture capitalists continue to right the ship. The improvements were small, but suggested the first signs of recovery from the financial markets crash of 2008. The gains are predicted to […]
Last year was the year of the cloud, with more than $500 million in venture money going into 68 U.S. based cloud startups. There is room for more. One industry subsector ripe for venture investing is what Siki Giunta describes as software tools and services that help corporations take existing apps to the cloud. Giunta […]
Venture capitalists aren’t anxious to back solar panel makers, but it’s a whole different story if you’re in the installation business. Since last June, VCs have invested about $99 million in at least five solar panel installation companies. RockPort Capital Partners is the latest to jump into the sector, leading a $7 million Series B […]
Venture investing regained its footing in 2010 as a two percent rise in fourth quarter funding led the full year’s total to an annual increase for the first time since 2007. The year saw U.S. venture capitalists put $21.8 billion into 3,277 startups, a 19% increase from 2009. First time financings, a key measure of […]
Part of the challenge of Silicon Valley is being shrewd enough to spot the next new thing. Here is one hot candidate: computer vision. Already Microsoft’s camera-based Kinect is making waves. Other companies boast of their own progress in the space. The big question is how to make a buck. The technology is difficult and […]
Splunk Inc.’s message is pretty clear: things are good, so the time is right to think about an IPO. The startup, which helps corporations monitor their IT infrastructures, said this week its 2010 revenue rose 96% to $66 million. As a result, a 2012 IPO is a possibility, if the markets hold up, says Nick […]