The managing director of Mayfield Fund talks about fundraising and what trends he’s seeing in 2013
Online retailers captured some of the largest venture funding rounds of the year. But unlike 2011, when group buying was the hot category, this past year’s favorites tended to be sellers of home décor products, clothes, and accessories.
VC marketing is nothing new. But lately, many firms have recruited people with agency or startup experience, which some observers say is an important way for firms to recruit young entrepreneurs and branch out into social media marketing.
Sutter Hill Ventures GP launches Costanoa Venture Capital with $100 million to fund early-stage companies
In today’s consolidating and increasingly competitive venture capital industry, a growing number of VCs are using marketing to differentiate themselves. It’s not exactly a revolutionary idea in most industries, but for many venture capitalists—accountable to investors and portfolio companies, not customers—it represents a shift in thinking. Although we don’t have customers or products in the […]
Many firms augmented their marketing efforts in 2012, as they stepped up their game in appealing to entrepreneurs and LPs
More U.S.-based VCs and acquirers came up to Canada in 2012, looking for good deal flow, rational valuations and inexpensive buys
The Series A crunch boils down to this: Too many seed fundings, too few follow-on A financings. In other words, excessive supply and limited demand. So if you want to get your arms around the expected funding shortfall, do the math. That’s what CB Insights did in a recent study.
The year started off strong for the IPO market, but ended slow. Facebook, the largest ever venture-backed IPO, turned out among the most disappointing. In summary, 2012 was a period of ups and downs for the U.S. IPOs, according to a study from Renaissance Capital.
Well, it's that time again when, in a display of goodwill toward men, venture capitalists give the gift of impersonation -- typically doubling as the biggest Web celebrities of the year.
First Round Capital, as usual, does not disappoint.