Entries tagged "venture capital math problem"

Long-term VC returns fell sharply

Ten-year VC returns are falling sharply and are expected to continue to decline, according to the NVCA, now that 1999 no longer factors into the 10-year calculation.

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.

Dixon Doll on the venture capital math problem

Dixon Doll, former NVCA chairman and co-founder of DCM, talks about the trends in VC investing, including dismal fundraising data. Bright spots include recent VC-backed IPOs, but there's still a lack of new SEC filings.

David Hornik on the VC math problem

August Capital partner David Hornik discusses how the incredible shrinking VC industry affects big, capital-intensive companies. August Capital raised the year's biggest VC fund at $650 million.

Fred Wilson: Q&A on the VC math problem

"The problem with the venture asset class is two-fold: the illiquidity issue and the access issue," Fred Wilson tells The Deal in this in-depth Q&A on The Venture Capital Math Problem.

Paul Kedrosky on 'right-sizing' VC industry

Paul Kedrosky says what Union Square Ventures co-founder Fred Wilson said back in April: The VC asset class is shrinking.

Fred Wilson's VC math problem

Venture capital math 'works as long as you don't put too many zeros on the end of the numbers,' blogs Union Square Ventures co-founder Fred Wilson.

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