By Dan Shapiro. “I just got the following email. Subject: Small taxi company looking to expand Hello, I run a small taxi company outside of Boston Massachusetts. My community has been targeted for casino development and I am looking to expand my business. Could you possibly provide some advice on how to find venture capital? [...]
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Companies that would do best without venture capital
Posted in Business models, Economy, Intellectual capital, Investments, Market research, Strategy, tagged boic, Gerbsman Partners, Investment strategy, VC on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
VC funding dips, and seed investments nosedive
Posted in Investments, Technology, Intellectual capital, Board Of Intellectual Capital, Gerbsman Partners, Venture Capital, Distressed Intellectual Property, Market research, Business models, Strategy, Economy, PWC, NVCA, PricewaterhouseCoopers, National Venture Capital Association, IPO news, tagged boic, Gerbsman Partners, Investments, gigaom, silicon valley, Steven Gerbsman, ipo, VC, NVCA, PWC, Cilicon Valley on October 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Article from GigaOm. It’s no secret that the larger economy has hit a rough patch in recent months. Although Silicon Valley has — in general – fared better than many other parts of the world, the venture capital industry is not immune to the negative effects of the macro-economic slowdown. In the third quarter of 2011, [...]
Venture Capital Survey Silicon Valley Second Quarter 2011 – by Fenwick & West
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, boic, Business models, Economy, Fenwick & West, Investments, Market research, tagged boic, Fenwick & West, Gerbsman Partners, VC, VC research on August 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Article from Fenwick & West. For additional information about this report please contact Barry Kramer at 650-335-7278; bkramer@fenwick.com or Michael Patrick at 650-335-7273; mpatrick@fenwick.com at Fenwick & West. Background —We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 117 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the second quarter of 2011. Overview of [...]
Trends in Terms of Venture Financings In the San Francisco Bay Area (First Quarter 2011)
Posted in Board Of Intellectual Capital, tagged boic, Gerbsman Partners, VC on June 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Fenwick and West. Background —We analyzed the terms of venture financings for 122 companies headquartered in Silicon Valley that reported raising money in the first quarter of 2011. Overview of Fenwick & West Results Up rounds exceeded down rounds in 1Q11 67% to 16%, with 17% of rounds flat. This is very similar to [...]
