Blog Profile / Venture Capital Dispatch
| URL : | http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Business & Finance / Venture Capital | |
| Posts on Regator: | 2435 | |
| Posts / Week: | 14.1 | |
| Archived Since: | January 21, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Capital-Efficient Tableau Software Soars in IPO
Tableau Software went public Friday after raising less than $15 million in venture funding.
Venture Firm InCube Builds a Crowdfunding Site of its Own
Venture capital firm InCube unveils a health startup crowdfunding site.
The Daily Startup: Founders Fund Backs Digital-Currency Co. Bitpay
A roundup of venture-capital news and analysis from VentureWire and around the Web.
NVCA: VCs Talk Accelerator Bubbles, Accelerator Success
At the NVCA’s VentureScape conference this week, venture and corporate investors met with executives leading top startup accelerators to ask them about measures of accelerator success, and whether we're in an "accelerator bubble."
From Analog Politics to Digital VC With General Colin Powell
General Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, is now a limited partner with renowned Silicon Valley venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
23andMe Gene Analysis Shows Venture Conference Attendees More Likely to Go Bald
The company makes one of the world’s first consumer products to emerge since the sequencing of the human genome more than a decade ago.
The Daily Startup: SAP Ventures to Boost HANA Fund, Staff
A roundup of venture-capital news and analysis from VentureWire and around the Web.
For Early-Stage Entrepreneurs, ‘Huge’ Visit to Investor Mecca
Early-stage company founders hobnobbed with top financiers at the annual National Venture Capital Association conference.
Twitter CEO Riffs on Life in The Valley
Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo riffs on life in Silicon Valley during an interview at the National Venture Capital Association's VentureScape conference.
N.Y. Shutdowns for SideCar, RelayRides Highlight Hurdles for Car- and Ride-Sharing Startups
The moves signal the regulatory hurdles faced by a wave of startups offering alternatives to established transportation methods.
IBM CEO Touts Watson, New ‘Golden Era of Technology’
Watson, International Business Machines’ Jeopardy-playing supercomputer, is about to become an advisor to research-oriented industries, says IBM Chief Executive Ginni Rometty.
Gene-Based Diagnostics a Bright Spot in Life Sciences, Investor Says
Some life-sciences investors say diagnostics companies may be one bright light for life sciences, as several are poised for IPOs.
The Daily Startup: Andreessen, Google Ventures Back Airware’s Drone Technology
A roundup of venture-capital news and analysis from VentureWire and around the Web.
NVCA’s VentureScape Kicks Off in San Francisco
The National Venture Capital Association convenes for its two-day annual meeting, now called VentureScape, in San Francisco.
DloHaiti Taps VC Funding as it Brings Haiti Clean Water and Jobs
DloHaiti has raised Series A funding to bring clean, affordable water and new jobs to communities across Haiti.
Lightspeed Anchors Bitcoin Startups in Adam Draper’s Incubator
The venture firm's involvement is the latest example of interest in the crypto-currency.
The Daily Startup: GraphLab Gathers $6.8M As Machine Learning Gains Steam
A round-up of venture-capital news and analysis from VentureWire and around the Web.
A New Mobile Plan, Zact, Asks Subscribers To Pay Only For What They Use
Conceptually, it’s like putting extra quarters in a pay phone to buy more time.
The Daily Startup: EyeVerify to Bring ‘EyePrint’ ID to Smartphones
A roundup of venture-capital news and analysis from VentureWire and around the Web.
‘Hyperlocal’ Consumer Targeting Faces Scrutiny; Senator Questions Euclid
A company whose technology provides information to retailers about their consumers raises privacy issues.