One Billion Dollars in Start-up Capital
Highlights from a venture-capital-industry research firm's 1993 data. Read story
VentureOne Corporation
Is the Bubble Back?
March 7, 2005 -- New research on venture-backed companies shows that valuations are climbed back to their 2001 levels. Does that mean th... Read story
Venture Capital Fund Raising Doubles in 2004
March 31, 2005 --After three years of decline, U.S. venture capital fundraising doubled in 2004 even as VCs grappled with investing all th... Read story
Start-up Sales Decline, But Prices Rise
Median selling price of a new business hits highest level since 2000. Read story
Startup Valuations Reach Four-Year Peak
Sept. 15, 2005 --The median value of startup companies reached its highest peak in four years, according to data released Wednesday. <... Read story
VCs Offer Better Deals to Start-Ups
Companies in search of capital are able to negotiate more favorable terms today, according to a new report. Read story
Seed Capital, Part I: Better Venture Deals
New data indicates that the valuations venture capitalists are giving new companies are increasing. Read story
A Network of Her Own
Women who are entrepreneurs have always found it tougher to raise money than their male counterparts have. New kinds of support and a new breed of investor a... Read story
Venture Capital Flow Slows in Third Quarter
Oct. 26, 2004 --Venture capital investment in the typically slow third quarter dropped slightly compared to a year ago, according to a new... Read story
Help Wanted: Smart CEOs. No Ideas Necessary
Unlikely as it sounds, venture firms are setting up entrepreneurs just so they can decide on a what business to start. Read story
Silicon Valley's Dark Days
The mighty tech corridor is losing power. Literally. Read story
Watch Those VCs Smile
The top 10 venture capital firms of 1993. Read story
Third-quarter IPO Activity Remains Strong
Oct. 5, 2004 --Fourteen venture-backed U.S. companies completed initial public offerings in the third quarter, representing the largest th... Read story
Investment in Growing Businesses Surged in 2004
According to the CFED's Development Report Card for the States, more businesses opened, fewer closed, and the level of investment grew in 2004. The number... Read story
Multimedia Games
Three start-ups in the hot new field of multimedia games Read story
Third Quarter IPO Results Fall Short of Lofty Expectations
Oct. 8, 2004 --The first half of 2004 was a boon for venture capital as 34 venture-backed companies hit a rejuvenated IPO market, 24 in th... Read story
National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), founded in 1973, is an organization of venture capital firms, corporate backers, and individuals dedicate... Read story
How do I value my Internet start-up?
Finance & Capital mentor Guy Kawasaki responds: Valuation of young companies -- especially Internet start-ups -- can be tricky. In f... Read story
Mature Companies Attract Bulk of Venture Capital
Oct. 12, 2005 --U.S. and European trade officials fear that Read story
The New-Boy Network
Inc. goes behind the scenes at Guru.com as it attempts to raise capital in the fast-paced world of Internet financing. Here's why whom you know is j... Read story
How to Get Funding Now: Two VCs Weigh In
In the September 2001 Inc story, More Strings Attached , Jill Andresky Fraser tells ... Read story
Growing Up in Public
Discussion of the 100 fastest-growing small public companies in the U.S. Read story
Venture Funds Grow in Second Quarter
August 23, 2005 --Investors eagerly plowed money into new venture capital funds in the second quarter of 2005, according to a report relea... Read story
CEOs Are From Mars, VCs Are From Venus
It's official: They see everything differently. Read story
Search for Tomorrow
An army of fledgling companies is lining up to take on Google. Could the world's biggest search engine possibly be vulnerable? Read story
No Tech, No Takers
Various Inc. writers examine eight myths about going public that the 1996 market shatters. Read story
Resources
A guide to more information on subjects covered in the Inc. magazine special issue: The State of Small Business 1997. Read story
The New Entrepreneurial Elite
Lured by enormous compensation packages and the excitement of fast growth, many big-company executives are leaving cushy positions to run start-ups. Read story
Businesses Say No to IPOs
Mike Canney had a lot of options in front of him. As owner and founder of defense contracting firm Intelligence Data Systems, he was an entrepreneur that ... Read story
Start Up. Cash Out. Repeat.
Sunil Paul and Mark Pincus, founders of FreeLoader, sold their company shortly after its inception. Can a new breed of entrepreneur use selling out as a star... Read story
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