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Do VC Platforms Make Sense?

Both Sides of the Table

In the VC insider baseball world a discussion has gone on about “VC platforms” over the past 5 or so years. While firms define platforms differently, let’s just say they are the services that a VC offers outside of investment capital and partner time on boards or providing intros.

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Fintech VC Backing Dipped 13 Percent in 2016, Mirroring Rest of Tech

Xconomy

The final numbers on 2016 fintech funding deals are in from New York-based research firm and investment database CB Insights, and venture capitalists seem to be cooling on the industry. billion in venture capital across 836 investments last year. Fintech has seen a frothy flood of.

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UCSB Distinguished Speaker Series: Brad Feld

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, November 1, 2016 -- UCSB Distinguished Speaker Series: Brad Feld. Prior to co-founding Foundry Group (link is external), he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and, prior to that, founded Intensity Ventures. Brad has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987.

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Third-Quarter Report Shows Slowdown in VC Activity, & Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

Venture capital activity is gradually easing from last year’s peak, according to a new quarterly report put together by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. VC firms invested $14.99 billion that was invested in 2,559 deals (2,545 companies) in the third quarter of 2015.

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VC Activity Continues Slowdown in Fourth Quarter, and Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

Venture capital firms didn’t exactly take their foot off the accelerator, but the pace of VC investments continued to weaken in the three months that ended in December, extending a slowdown that began in July, according to two venture reports issued today. The report found that venture firms invested $12.7

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Latest Data Show Venture Capital Industry on Pins and Needles

Xconomy

According to the National Venture Capital Association and PitchBook , this past quarter $15 billion was invested in 1,810 deals , which compares unfavorably to both the prior quarter ($22.1 billion, 2,559 deals), signaling perhaps a period of digestion given how much had been invested during the 2014-2015 window.

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Slowdown Continues in First-Quarter VC Funding—and Top 10 Deals

Xconomy

venture firms refueled last year by raising a near-record $51.6 billion , they also eased off the throttle in terms of their investment activity during the first quarter of 2017, according to data released today by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).