Venture Capital


The Start-up Guru

Paul Graham's business school and investment fund, Y Combinator, has launched 145 companies -- for a lot less money than you would think

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How to Kill a Great Idea!

Jonathan Abrams created the first online social network and enlisted Silicon Valley's best and brightest to run it. Yet Friendster flamed out spectacularly. What went wrong?

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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.

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Who’s Behind TheFunded.com?

A mysterious new website lets entrepreneurs talk trash about their VCs.

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Investors Pick the Best 2009 Inc. 500 Companies

Venture capital is hard to come by; investors explain what makes a company a good investment.

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Recent Venture Capital Articles

Fellowship Encourages Science Start-ups

Kauffman Foundation offers internships and investor connections to help commercialize science and technology ideas.  Read story

Will SBA Be Kinder to VC Industry?

New SBA chief counsel for advocacy may open up grants to companies with VC investors, if confirmed.  Read story

The 2008 Inc. 500 Investor's Guide

Four venture capitalists peruse the list of fastest-growing companies and tell us what looks good.  Read story

VC Returns Decline

The slumping IPO market has investors waiting longer to cash in on start-up funding.  Read story

Venture-Backed IPOs Down

The weaker economy is prompting fewer businesses to go public, a VC trade group reports.  Read story

Venture-Backed IPOs Top $4.27 Billion

More companies are going public, led by the technology sector, but mergers and acquisitions have slowed.  Read story

VCs are Thinking Small

VC's are learning that tiny deals can go a long way.  Read story

Putting Founders First

How one VC Firm coddles its CEOs.  Read story

Venture Capital Remains Scarce for Start-ups

Experts disagree on whether start-ups will fare better in the future.  Read story

Closing the Deal

Three big-time investors have rolled into Miami to listen to 33-year-old whiz kid Marcelo Claure try to sell them a chunk of his company--and, my God, he's l...  Read story

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