The situation certainly isn’t as grim as in 2010, when venture capital firms in Israel raised zero dollars, but 2012 didn't produce much to cheer about, suggests a new report out of the Israel Venture Capital (IVC) Research Center.
Venture capitalists in most regions of the country put less money to work in 2012 than 2011. Not in the Pacific Northwest. There, money dispatched to emerging companies rose a startling 35%.
ChaCha, a human-powered question and answer service, has defied naysayers with its ability to continue securing funding for 6+ years. Today, it's announcing a new round of $14 million.
There are plenty of people who aspire to be entrepreneurs but who lack the know-how, the network, or the risk profile to succeed in that ambition.
Serial entrepreneurs Ryan Koonce and Robert Afshar think they’ve struck on a business model that can benefit some of those people, while also minting money for themselves.
With the promise of large potential exits from insurance providers, more entrepreneurs and investors are looking at corporate fitness startups
Jeff Hyman, of venture-backed Retrofit, explains why his and other WellTech companies are poised to take off
New York-based AppNexus has a lot to crow about, given how quickly it has grown over the last five years. The question is: What happens now?
Confidence among Silicon Valley VCs in business conditions ahead rose modestly in the final three months of 2012 for the second quarter in a row, suggesting rising optimism among investors.
Despite all the talk of a narrowing of the investment funnel as a flood of angel and seed deals compete for a limited number of Series A fundings, the funnel seems to be widening.
NEA ranks as second most-active investor in month with eight deals