by Bob Ackerman
Posted on: April 16, 2013 by Bob Ackerman2 Comments »
Guest blogger Bob Ackerman Jr. of Allegis Capital explains why venture investment in cybersecurity startups increased by 5 percent to $1 billion last year, while overall venture investments declined.
by Mark Boslet
Posted on: February 26, 2013 by Mark Boslet3 Comments »
Last year security investing rose 5% to $1.02 billion at a time when venture investing overall fell 10%. The increase came after a hefty 94% jump in venture dollars committed in 2011.
by Bob Ackerman
Posted on: June 11, 2012 by Bob Ackerman5 Comments »
Despite the protests from the Kauffman Foundation and others about its demise, venture capital is very much alive. Having just returned from a trip abroad to talk to numerous investors, I am sensing a true tipping point in attitudes toward venture and in the appetite for investing
by Mark Boslet
Posted on: February 28, 2011 by Mark BosletNo Comments »
Consider this. Venture investors put $21.8 billion into 3,277 deals last year. But money going into new funds came to just $12.3 billion, down from $31.2 billion in 2007. Unsustainable on the face of it. So who has the money, and is that money interested in venture? The answer is corporations. And yes, they are [...]
Yahoo’s $1.1 billion planned purchase of blogging site Tumblr is the largest exit of a pre-public venture-backed New York-based company
Author : mboslet
The surging popularity of bitcoin has some brand-name venture capitalists investing real money in the controversial virtual currency. Just since
Author : laragon
It’s that time of the year when every VC (or, well, most VCs) secretly pulls up Forbes’ Midas list and,
Author : mahendra
Shares of Tableau Software soared nearly 64% on Friday, promising a massive return for its venture capital backers New Enterprise
Author : lbeltran
Aspen Aerogels, Inc. said it raised $22.5 million in a convertible note financing and has decided not to pursue an
Author : mboslet
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