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Published: 7/2/2009 10:29:09 AM, comments: 0
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A recent survey of venture capitalists by Polachi indicates that VCs are most worried about the exit environment. This is certainly in line with what I'm hearing and reading across the web.
M&A exits are down significantly and although the IPO market is starting to come back very slightly, it is mainly for those technology companies that have been around for many years and have significant revenue streams already - $50 million $200 million annual revenue.
Deal flow continues to be good and management team quality tends to be even better during difficult economic times like these. Here is the survey:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16919534/PolachiVCSurvey
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 6/23/2009 9:57:02 AM, comments: 0
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Here's a great conference panel about the current state of venture capital investing, with a number of top-notch Internet oriented VCs.
Go to conference panel
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 6/18/2009 9:14:18 AM, comments: 0
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The world is awash in data - numbers, contact information, etc. At VentureDeal, we of course are a database right smack in the middle of this data explosion.
We are looking at a variety of technologies to help our users visualize the data better and are soliciting feedback from you as to what types of data you would like to be able to visualize.
Feel free to use our contact form to provide us with your thoughts on what you would like to see.
Thanks for your time,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 6/12/2009 9:49:39 AM, comments: 0
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According to a recent survey from the National Venture Capital Association, 50% of the venture capitalists surveyed believe that venture capital investment will increase in Asia.
Although it did not going to detail about which regions of Asia would see this potential investment increase, it makes sense with what I'm hearing - Asia is a fertile and growing market for technology and other high-growth companies, especially in the difficult economic times we are facing.
Here's the report:
2009 Global Venture Capital Survey Article
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 6/3/2009 2:35:55 PM, comments: 0
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Thought-provoking article on venture capital firms choosing the 'wrong' IPO houses to restart the tech IPO market:
Go to Article
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 5/28/2009 3:45:50 PM, comments: 0
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Whether you’re a startup seeking capital and exposure or an investor seeking new deals, The New York Venture Summit™ presented by youngStartup Ventures - is one event you won't want to miss.
Scheduled for June 17, 2009, the New York Venture Summit will showcase 50 of the hottest companies to a regional and national audience of Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, Corporate VCs, and Investment firms.
In addition to showcasing 50 Top Innovators, the summit will feature a distinguished line up of more than 30 VCs on interactive panels; Keynote address by Peter Thiel, Co-Founder of Paypal; and high-level networking opportunities. Register Now!
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Published: 5/20/2009 3:04:38 PM, comments: 0
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The venture capital community is all abuzz with the announcement of Greylock Partners deciding to move their headquarters from Boston, Massachusetts to Silicon Valley.
While this seems to be on the surface a blow to the Boston venture capital scene, in my view it is more a function of Greylock's focus on consumer Internet and related industries rather than anything else.
Silicon Valley is the headquarters of large consumer Internet companies such as Google, Yahoo and Facebook. These companies exert a very large pull on entrepreneurs and talent.
Greylock will continue to have an office in Boston.
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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Published: 5/6/2009 9:09:50 AM, comments: 0
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Mountain View, California -- Startup venture capital conference Launch: Silicon Valley 2009 is
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The conference will be held at the Microsoft campus
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The final deadline for
submitting your company for review is May 8. Companies interested in
presenting should send a two-page executive summary to: LaunchSV@svase.org.
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Published: 4/27/2009 10:57:12 AM, comments: 0
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Published: 4/21/2009 11:01:10 AM, comments: 0
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Respected Internet venture capital investor Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures says that the New York Metro and New England regions of the US are seeing less of a drop in venture capital investment than Silicon Valley.
Using the recently published quarterly numbers from Price Waterhouse Coopers and Thomson Reuters, Wilson says that the Northeast regions are seeing a drop of roughly 33% versus a 50% drop in Silicon Valley.
You can read the full article here:
A Deeper Dive...
Cheers,
Don Jones
VentureDeal
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