Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
Many observers of the venture capital industry have questioned whether its best days are behind it. I can’t help feel a bit of rear-view mirror analysis in all of “VC model is broken” bears in our industry. They are, in fact, great news for traditional venture capitalists. This article originally ran on PEHub.
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 29, 2011
As an early stage investor, I recognize the importance of being accessible to your portfolio executives, so a concentration of venture funding in Silicon Valley is certainly not a surprise. However, the fact that nearly half of all venture funding in the United States consistently occurs in Silicon Valley is shocking. Do The Math.
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 2, 2010
This is part of my series on Understanding Venture Capital. I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. It in not uncommon to see a VC talk about “total assets under management&# as in “We have $1.5
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 1, 2009
In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable?
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 29, 2020
Kleiner Perkins , one of the most storied franchises in venture capital, has already invested much of the $600 million it raised last year and is now going back out to the market to raise its 19th fund, according to multiple sources. Mamoon Hamid is heading from Social Capital to Kleiner Perkins. We went out to market to LPs.
Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 27, 2011
While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. Do you imagine eventually raising VC and trying to build a faster growing company?” It allows you many more exit opportunities. ” Harsh, but reality.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. Jeb Spencer: We consider ourselves a private equity firm.
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