China has come a long way as a venture capital center. Just slightly less than a quarter of worldwide VC dollars have targeted companies in the nation over the past two years, a record level.
BDC Capital Fund of Funds played an essential role in this year’s revival of venture fundraising in Canada. For the group’s head, BDC Vice President Neal Hill, that’s just the beginning. BDC’s funds group plans to increase its annual commitments to $100 million or greater, with a portion of the money earmarked for larger-sized Canadian venture capital funds.
International investing will set a record this year as global entrepreneurship booms from Beijing to Bogota
The United States isn't the only place with a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem. VCJ scoured the globe and collected comments from VCs and company founders on what makes their countries good places for startups.
Venture capital fundraising appears to be suffering from the slow IPO market for technology offerings and the overcapitalization of unicorn investing.
Venture funds from the late bubble period and the beginning of the following decade still struggle, despite venture’s recent up market.
Formation 8's Hardware Fund, which was renamed Eclipse Ventures Fund I, has relocated to Palo Alto, the latest move in which the firm's partners are going their separates ways.
From the VCJ archives: With Joyable announcing this week it raised $8 million, we’re re-posting a story on the online therapy space that originally published in the August 2015 issue of VCJ.
Square’s widely anticipated IPO has captured a great deal of attention this week, but it’s biotech companies that should be getting the top billing.
Warren Buffett famously said about investing, “be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” This is sage advice for healthcare VCs who have avoided investments in medical devices and equipment for the past seven years. It’s been like an ice age of investing, but I sense a thaw is nearing. […]