Archive for the 'Investment' Category

Clean-tech is a fast-growing sector for venture capital

Considered one of the fastest growing sectors for venture capital, clean technology is a broad category that includes everything from biofuel, clean energy and green power to environmentally friendly insulation and other advanced materials.

Aldagen investors paid $1 a share prior to IPO filing

DURHAM - Key venture backers of Aldagen would find something extra in their cash-out envelopes if the small biotech company is successful with its plans for an initial public offering of stock.

VC funds back to raising investment money

Colorado's venture capital funds are stepping up their fundraising activities, which could be good news for entrepreneurs hoping to obtain startup funding.

$200M fund to link region with China

As it builds a $150 million to $200 million China fund, the Bay Area Council is forging deeper links with China and billionaire developer Vincent Lo.

Private investors revving up to target startups and existing firms

Private equity investments into Central Ohio businesses were flat for 2007 while activity across the country hit its highest total since the tail end of the dot-com bubble in 2001.

Transparency and Making Choices


It’s Not The Data, It’s The Flow

My partner Brad and I were having lunch with Umair a couple months ago and we were talking about how we look for a unique data asset in all of our investments. And Umair scratched his head and said something…

Two Posts - One Comment Thread

One of the many great things about using a third party comment system is you can hang a single comment thread off of as many posts as you want. That’s what’s going on right now on this blog and Alley…

As Long As We Are Rethinking Yahoo’s Board

Carl Icahn has suggested a new slate of directors for Yahoo! as part of his proxy fight with the company. The International Herald Tribune has a list of the current ten directors and Icahn’s proposed slate. The morning Icahn’s slate…

If You Are Looking For Something More Entrepreneurial

Adam Lashinsky wrote a post this past week titled “Where Does Google Go Next” in which he outlined the exodus of many well known Google engineers and business execs. Here is the line that kind of sums it up for…