Venture Capital

Venture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms that are deemed to have high growth potential, or which have demonstrated high growth.

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Birchbox Ditches Physical Store Plans
Birchbox Ditches Physical Store Plans
June 16, 2016  |  Retail

So much for the blending of online and offline. In a movement to conserve firepower (financial and otherwise), Birchbox, one of the landmark companies in what...

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Computer Scientists Poke Holes In Machine-Run VC Firm
Computer Scientists Poke Holes In Machine-Run VC Firm
June 07, 2016  |  Investments

Wired reports that machines have yet to beat the human mind — at least when it comes to venture capital. The Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), which...

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Can Startups Survive Without Venture Capital?
Can Startups Survive Without Venture Capital?
June 02, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Venture capital investment is the lifeblood of startups, but reports by The New York Times released on Wednesday (June 1) put a spotlight on a different...

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Is The IPO Market Finally Heating Back Up?
Is The IPO Market Finally Heating Back Up?
May 27, 2016  |  Investments

The IPO market is getting back to normal. Or not. Maybe it’s all in how you look at it. As Bloomberg reported on Thursday (May 26), some...

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VC Firm Raises $240M To Push Tech Investments
VC Firm Raises $240M To Push Tech Investments
May 25, 2016  |  Investments

In a sign that all might not be lost in the venture capital world — and in California as a nexus for investment — March...

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VCs Raising More, Faster — But Not Dishing Out
VCs Raising More, Faster — But Not Dishing Out
May 16, 2016  |  Investments

The venture capital arena has been raising money at a furious pace, but VC firms have also been sitting on the cash for dry powder....

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Harvard-Linked VC Fund Faces Messy Breakup
Harvard-Linked VC Fund Faces Messy Breakup
May 06, 2016  |  Investments

From Xfund to ex-fund? A venture capital fund with a pedigree that stretches back five years and to Harvard Square may be teetering on the...

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Food for Thought in VC Land
Food for Thought in VC Land
April 19, 2016  |  Merchant Innovation

Venture capital: It’s not just for breakfast anymore. Or maybe it is, if you are one of the biggest cereal (and other foodstuff) makers in...

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B2B Tech Startups Finally Catch A Break
B2B Tech Startups Finally Catch A Break
April 15, 2016  |  Investments

In a bit of a switch, startups that concentrate on serving businesses rather than consumers are garnering a bit more money from venture capital firms...

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