Entries tagged "Venture Capital"

IPO is one path to winning exit strategy

What types of companies are planning to join the growing wave to go public in the near term? A panel at The Deal's Webinar, Winning Exit Strategies, answered the question.

VC-funded car startups near production deals

Two electric car startups, Fisker Automotive Inc. and Reva Electric Car Co., which are both affiliated with well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firms, are close to announcing production deals.

Tweet that wine

Crushpad CEO and president Michael Brill tells The Deal about the company's new partnership with microblogging phenom Twitter to create wine.

Soros commits $1B to cleantech

Legendary hedge funder George Soros is jumping into the cleantech pool, pledging $1 billion worth of investments in the sector.

Farewell to regional VCs?

Dallas and other regions outside traditional tech centers suffer a decline in VC ranks.

PE lobbyists throw VCs under the bus

Venture firms have nearly secured an exemption from onerous regulatory reform, but private equity and hedge fund lobbyists may thwart it for them.

VC-backed 5Min strikes deal with Scripps

Fresh from raising a nearly $8 million Series B, how-to video developer 5Min scores an important partnership with Scripps.

Wheego's McQuary on the future of cars

Electric cars may be the future of the automotive industry, so we took a spin in one from Wheego Electric Cars.

Deal alumni: Ken Lewis, reg reform and more

In this week's effort to keep up with alumni of The Deal, we highlight stories about financial regulation reform, Ken Lewis's departure at BofA and venture capital funding at Imeem.

Increased exits give VCs cause for hope in 2010

Signs of life are showing up in the IPO market, but it's still too early to assume VC exits are back.

Examining the Journal's Fisker story

With little evidence to support its argument, The Wall Street Journal savages startup Fisker Automotive for its relationship with Kleiner Perkins and Al Gore.

Twitter reportedly getting $100M more VC

Twitter is about to announce $100 million in venture capital funding from Insight Venture Partners, T. Rowe Price and Spark Capital, say reports Thursday.

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