Entries tagged "August Capital"

NVCA's Mark Heesen on fundraising

Marquee firms are thriving in the current Darwinian VC fundraising climate, but lesser-known ones may find the cupboards bare, says NVCA president Mark Heessen in The Deal's video interview.

Matrix Partners' Paul Ferri on the VC shakeout

Paul Ferri, founder of Matrix Partners, which just raised the year's second-biggest VC fund, talks about the incredible shrinking venture capital asset class.

Big names continue to raise big VC funds

Matrix Partners' $600 million VC fund shows big names can still bring home the bacon. Other high-profile fundraisers who have scored include Marc Andreessen, Vinod Khosla and August Capital.

Venture capital fundraising tumbles 63%

In the first half of 2009, only 51 new venture funds raised $5.1 billion -- that's 63% less than was raised in the same period of 2008, according to Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst.

Investors wait and see on IPO heat-up

Investors from August Capital's David Hornik to StockTwits' Howard Lindzon remain cautiously optimistic about the IPO market, which is seeing more activity this week than it has in a year.

Trinity Ventures' $300M fund: Lessons learned

Trinity Ventures' behavior after the dot-com heyday has everything to do with why the venture capital firm was able to raise a new $300 million fund now.

August Capital: Big deals for big fund

StumbleUpon was just the beginning. August Capital's David Hornik has big plans for the firm's new fund, the biggest raised in the first quarter.

Fewer VC fundraisings in first quarter

At $650 million, August Capital V was the biggest VC fund raised in the first quarter.

Google Ventures: Great time to put capital to work

Passionate entrepreneurs don't let macroeconomics stand in their way, say Google Ventures fund managers Rich Miner and Bill Maris.

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