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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 3

Both Sides of the Table

Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners. Investors: FirstMark Capital (Amish Jani)(lead), with existing investors: Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, First Round Capital, Reid Hoffman. Online peer-to-peer lending. 14.7mm in Series D.

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Review: Inside the House of Lies at Theranos

Xconomy

Risk capital would be allocated based mostly on evidence, data, progress towards milestones—in short, on proof. In the real world, of course, proof is hard to come by. Venture investors know they’ll lose many of their bets—that’s why it’s risk capital. Hope, avarice, or fear of missing out often drive investors to plunge ahead.

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Chippmunk Raises $750,000 in Seed Funding for Scaling & Product Development

Tech Zulu Event

The seed round was led by investments from Richard Chino, a key early member of GoTo.com and Smarter.com; Dan Murray, CFO of Machinima ; Derek Draper of Wildfire by Google; Nikhil Srivastava of KKR ; Angel Investor Andrew Schwartz and other angles from LA and Silicon Valley. 750,000 for Scaling & Product development.

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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

But before you jump on the bandwagon, you should consider the advice I saw recently from the maven of venture capital, William H. Draper III, in his new book titled “ The Startup Game.” Being thinly capitalized doesn’t necessarily mean you need a big cash infusion. Is the money going to be enough?

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500 Startups Presents Bitcoinference

Tech Zulu Event

And of course, to extend a supportive and educated hand to inquisitive friends and acquaintances – through social media, fact checking, and a call to disconnect from toxic news stories. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator. Brock Pierce – Digital Currency Entrepreneur and Angel Investor.

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Behind the Scenes: Troy Carter’s SMASHD LABS with Suzy Ryoo

LATechDigest

Troy’s appreciation extends to his early forays into venture capital, where he learned the ropes under the guidance of mentors like Ron Conway, Shervin Pershivar, and Bill Maris. SMASHD LABS First-Round Cohorts. “Troy, in his unique position via Atom Factory, can be a voice and make a difference.

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Off To SXSW, Our Schedule, And A Special Thanks

Tech Zulu Event

The time has come for us to say goodbye SoCal (temporarily of course) and HELLO Austin! VentureDea l - VentureDeal is a venture capital database that provides the latest information about venture-backed technology companies, venture capital firms and transactions in the United States. Headquartered in San Francisco, Justin.tv

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