Venture Funds

2011 A Year Of Recovery For Venture Capital, But Still A Ways To Go

Mahendra Ramsinghani | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Small Business America, Investing, Small Business, Mark Zuckerberg, Venture Funding, Startups, Venture Capital, Facebook, 2011, Venture Funds, 2012, Small Business Financing, Small Business News
Mahendra Ramsinghani

For venture capital, 2011 was a year of recovery. But even as the asset class climbs from its depths and ten-year average returns move into the black, investors continue to shun VCs.

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Of Pigs, Pythons and Web Startups

Mahendra Ramsinghani | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Mergers and Acquisitions, Airbnb, Investing, Small Business, Tech Startups, Ipo, Technology Bubble, Startups, Twitter, Fred Wilson, Secondary Markets, Venture Capital, Venture Funds, Small Business News
Mahendra Ramsinghani

One of my portfolio companies has venture capitalists and angels stampeding over each other to invest. All of this when a recent WSJ report bemoaned the fact that Web startups have hit a cash crunch. So which is it: a stampede or cash crunch?

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Websites Connect Startups With Investors

Lynn-Ann Gries | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Small Business America, Early-Stage Startups, Angellist, Small Business, Crowdfunding, Angel Investing, Angel Investors, Startups, Entrepreneurs, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Venture Funds, Investors, Business News
Lynn-Ann Gries

Online platforms have emerged in recent years to connect entrepreneurs with investors. They enhance traditional venture investing, but they won't replace it.

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