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Argyle Executive Forum's 2007 Leadership in VC Conference

Battery Ventures Scott Tobin on the IPO market

[Posted on September 5, 2007 at 4:35 PM]

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Scott Tobin, a general partner at Battery Ventures, spoke at the Argyle Executive Forum's Leadership in Venture Capital conference on international investing and the IPO market in the second half of 2007. Battery closed its latest investment fund in July with $750 million and between $60 million and $100 million of it is devoted to investing in Israeli startups. Tobin says that innovation is the driver of the venture economy, and Israel has consistently delivered cutting edge technology. Meanwhile, the firm also is active in India, where it has invested in a few companies but Tobin expects Battery to...

Sevin Rosen's Jon Bayless on early-stage investing

[Posted on September 5, 2007 at 2:14 PM]

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Speaking at the Argyle Executive Forum's 2007 Leadership in Venture Capital Conference, investment veteran Jon Bayless, a general partner at Sevin Rosen Funds, spoke about the changing state of the venture capital industry. Citing statistics, he said that the valuations of startups are still at historically high levels; moreover, the valuations that portfolio companies are getting in middle- and late-stage rounds are trending upwards, which is a good sign for early-stage investors like Sevin Rosen....

IVP's Sanford Miller on late-stage VC, exits

[Posted on September 5, 2007 at 9:55 AM]

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Speaking at the Argyle Executive Forum's 2007 Leadership in Venture Capital Conference, Sanford Miller, a general partner at Institutional Venture Partners spoke on late-stage venture capital investing and what exits will look like in the second half of 2007. The private equity credit crunch Miller said that while venture firms have been fairly isolated from the fallout of the pull-back in easy credit for LBO deals, its effects have been felt indirectly. Among its most immediate results has been that the private equity shops awash in cash that had been moving into late-stage VC investing have lost interest. Additionally, when...