Venture Capital


Recent Venture Capital Articles

VC Returns Decline

By Ana Patricia Ferrey |  Jul 28, 2008

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


Venture-Backed IPOs Down

By Alexandra Zendrian |  Apr 4, 2008

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


Who’s Behind TheFunded.com?

By Max Chafkin |  Sep 1, 2007

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


Venture-Backed IPOs Top $4.27 Billion

By Angus Loten |  Jul 9, 2007

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


How to Kill a Great Idea!

By Max Chafkin |  Jun 1, 2007

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


Thinking Small [Audio]

By Ryan McCarthy and Rod Kurtz |  May 9, 2007

When it comes to venture capital, small may indeed be the new big. A growing number of firms are giving away small amounts to young start-ups. Reporter Ry...  Watch video


VCs are Thinking Small

By Ryan McCarthy |  May 1, 2007

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


How To Get Started [Audio]

By Rod Kurtz and Stephanie Clifford |  Apr 11, 2007

The global economy may offer a world of new opportunities, but it also means dealing with red tape, foreign currencies, and confusing local tax laws. Wher...  Watch video


Putting Founders First

By Amy Feldman |  Mar 1, 2007

How one VC Firm coddles its CEOs.  Read more


VCs Offer Better Deals to Start-Ups

By Peter Hoy |  Dec 4, 2006

Companies in search of capital are able to negotiate more favorable terms today, according to a new report.  Read more


Do You Believe In Angels?

By Rod Kurtz |  Apr 18, 2006

Laura Roden, Managing Director of The Angels' Forum, discusses angel investing and other issues facing entrepreneurs.   Watch video


Venture Capital Remains Scarce for Start-ups

By Max Chafkin |  May 5, 2005

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


Closing the Deal

By Christopher McDougall |  Mar 1, 2004

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 more


Remembering Eugene Kleiner

By Rhonda Abrams |  Dec 1, 2003

Remembering Eugene Kleiner, the pioneering venture capitalist and co-founder of Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers  Read more


Where Do You Go?

By Tom Ehrenfeld |  Apr 24, 2002

Small-business expert and former Inc writer Tom Ehrenfeld discusses the various financing options entrepreneurs have in this excerpt from his b...  Read more


How I Got VC Money: Ed Jaeger

Sep 5, 2000

How a company that manufactures protective gloves raised venture capital  Read more


How I Got VC Money: Greg Hinote

By Thea Singer |  Sep 1, 2000

How a company that consults with schools on real estate raised venture capital.  Read more


How I Got VC Money: Brian Brittsan

Sep 1, 2000

How a company that handles water conservation for buildings raised venture capital  Read more


East vs. West: Location, Location, Location

By Anne Marie Borrego |  Dec 1, 1999

Does location matter when seeking venture-capital funding? Scott Randall, CEO of FairMarket Inc., discusses venture capital's coastal bias.  Read more


What VCs Look for in a Management Team

By Virginia I. Postrel |  Nov 1, 1986

A survey done by New York University's Center for Entrepreneurial Studies examined those issues that venture capitalists feel can make or break a deal.  Read more


Officers and Gentlemen

By Virginia I. Postrel |  Sep 1, 1986

Venture capital firms size up the market for defense contracting  Read more


Venture-Backed MA Activity Continues Steady Climb

By Matt Quinn

Number of deals rises for the fifth consecutive quarter.  Read more