Last year’s volatile financial markets have begun to hurt short-term venture returns. No surprise in that. Long-term returns so far remain untouched. Third-quarter returns slipped into negative territory and one-year returns retreated from a mid-year peak, according to data released Wednesday by Cambridge Associates and the National Venture Capital Association. Meanwhile, 10-year returns rose, as [...]

Here is the what-if you’ve all been waiting for. Venture returns improved through the first half of the year on the wings of a better exit environment, especially for IPOs, a new report finds. If only the improvement in the exit markets had continued. Venture returns across all time periods — except the 15-year period [...]

The venture-backed IPO market limps along and the venture returns follow it. According to the latest batch of numbers from the National Venture Capital Association and Cambridge Associates, venture returns fell in the second quarter pretty much across the board. Only the 20-year return notched a very modest gain. (See link at bottom for full [...]