Why Klout Cares More about Mobile Than Justin Bieber
The social influence measuring start-up raises a reported $30 million. Among its plans: to develop a mobile app. Read more
Venture Capital
Recent Venture Capital Articles
Making Corporate Wellness Fun
Social gaming and wellness start-up Keas raises $6.5 million after a change in direction yields results. Read more
5 Ways to Think Like a Venture Capitalist
Tips from a Silicon Valley titan who has thrived as both an entrepreneur and investor. Read more
Venture Capitalists are Bullish on Consumer Internet Companies—and New York
As much as VCs may complain about 'froth' in the market, a new survey shows that they don't expect it to go away soon. And they pick New York over Boston as ... Read more
Mark Peter Davis, CEO of Kohort 
Mark Peter Davis is the CEO of Kohort and a Venture Partner with High Peaks Venture Partners. Watch video
Why You Can't Get Funding: It's Not Because You're a Woman
It’s a debate that won’t die, but one female tech entrepreneur says, forget gender. If you can't get money, you're making one of these four mistakes. Read more
How to Get Money from Founders Fund
Partner Bruce Gibney talks about what's hot, Facebook, and why Monday morning meetings aren't necessary. Read more
Get a Loan from the SBA
So far this year, Pravina Raghavan, district director for New York at the U.S. Small Business Administration, loaned $789 million, up 63 percent over 2011. H... Watch video
Elevator Pitch: Can Vayable Earn $500,000?
Vayable helps tourists get off the beaten path. Can this San Francisco start-up find its way beyond seed funding? Read more
Hotel Tonight Raises $9 Million
With $9 million in new funding, could lodging-search app Hotel Tonight could disrupt online travel agencies? Read more
Is This the End of Silicon Valley?
If Startup America is to succeed, it needs start-ups to eschew the Bay Area. But there's no shortage of skeptics in the idea a "Silicon Prairie" will emerge. Read more
WhaleShark Media Raises $150 Million
The coupon site aggregator will spend the money on (what else?) acquiring more sites. Read more
Elevator Pitch: Verbling
Can you say $1 million? A language-learning start-up is hoping that investors can. Read more
Entrepreneurship at All-Time High
Despite a drop in venture capital investment in the third quarter, venture capitalist Jeff Bussgang says he is seeing a surge in entrepreneurial activity. Watch video
CouponCabin Raises $54 Million
Investors are hot on coupons. The site is the second of its type to announce whopping success with fundraising in recent months. Read more
Dropbox Raises $250 Million
Online storage start-up Dropbox raised $250 million for its expansion, one of the largest fundraising rounds in Silicon Valley this year. Read more
Personal Finance Security Start-up Closes $10 Million Round
The New York City company describes itself as "people-powered antivirus for bills." Read more
Report: VCs to Decrease Investment in Med-Tech Startups
The FDA's regulatory process is the major reason and a report calls it a threat to investment to U.S. medical innovation. Read more
Raise Taxes on Venture Capital?
The American Jobs Act includes a clause that--if enacted on the venture capital industry--could hamper start-up investment, innovation, and, ultimately, job ... Read more
How to Sell an Idea to a Venture Capitalist
Five tips on developing the perfect sales pitch, from Steve Jurvetson, a managing partner at the Menlo Park, California-based venture capital firm Draper Fis... View slideshow
Get Funding or Go Lean?
Only 14 percent of Inc. 500 companies are venture backed, which makes you wonder: Is it worth it to take on venture funding? Read more
Then and Now: Venture Capital
A new film takes a look at the humble origins of venture capital, while an original VC weighs in on what's changed over the years. Read more
The Future of Venture for America
They're wide-eyed students interested in entrepreneurship, but they're eschewing incubators and sidestepping venture funding. What gives? Read more
How to Raise $1.2 Million in Venture Capital
Drew Houston literally didn’t know what to do with his first million dollars. Read more
How One Company Got Very Hot, Very Briefly
Andrey Ternovskiy founded Chatroulette from his bedroom in Moscow. It became infamous; he became suspicious. Read more
Buying Back the Company
Being owned by eBay was making StumbleUpon sleepy, Garrett Camp concluded. He knew how to fix that. Read more
How Amanda Steinberg Turned Her Idea for DailyWorth Into a Successful Business
David Ronick started coaching Amanda Steinberg three years ago. Earlier this year she raised $850,000 from a group including Google executive chairman Eric S... Read more
What Ever Happened to Start-up Nation?
A decade ago, Israel had the highest density of start-ups in the world, and attracted more venture capital than anywhere. Today, the entrepreneurial hotbed f... Read more
When Venture Capital Was an Adventure
A new documentary film takes a look at the lives of the original rat pack of venture capitalists including Tom Perkins, Arthur Rock, and Don Valentine. Read more
New Gold Rush in the Valley
Venture capitalists are pouncing like it's 1999. Plus, start-ups' legal blunders, the advent of the CCO, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
I'll Take the Village
Airbnb announces super-sized vacation rentals for millionaires. Plus, Flipboard's big deal, the programmer shortage, and more of the day's news. Read more
The Silicon Valley of South America?
To spur innovation, Chile is offering American start-ups $40,000 in seed funding. Read more
The Secrets to Meeting With VCs
Tips for dealing with that alien species known as venture capitalists. Plus: clash of the daily deal titans, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
The Case for Boardroom Bullies
Is anti-bullying legislation bad for business? Plus, Google geeks out with a new data mag, Walgreens picks up Drugstore.com, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
A New Incubator on the Block
It's billed as the Y Combinator for education. Also, venture capital moves toward the cloud, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
