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The U.K. gets a $60 million early stage fund
U.K. early stage investment firm Passion Capital just raised its first investment fund of $60 million. The fund is a private-public hybrid, with the U.K. government contributing $40 million of the...
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Accel Partners announces $155M India fund for mobile, enterprise, and more
Showing that there’s plenty of untapped potential in the Indian startup scene, Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel Partners announced its $155 million Accel India III fund today for seed and...
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Foundation Capital raises 7th funding of $282M for early stage startups
Foundation Capital announced its seventh fund today, a $282 million pool of money that the venture firm plans on investing in early-stage startups. Menlo Park, Calif.-based Foundation Capital has...
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Revolution Ventures closes $200M fund to support ‘the rise of the rest’
Revolution Ventures has raised a $200 million fund, which the firm said is the “largest first-time venture fund outside of Silicon Valley since the 2008 financial crisis.” Qualifiers aside, this...
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Are early stage startup valuations determined at random?
GUEST: To many, it seems like early stage startup valuations are determined at random. Given that these companies often fetch higher valuations vs. their counterparts in other industries — despite lack...
View ArticleShasta Ventures pools a $200M fund, invests with Google Ventures and KP
Early stage venture firm Shasta Ventures raised $200 million dollars, according to a form D filed with the SEC. This is a growth fund intended to support start-ups. This is a pooled investment fund,...
View ArticleHow to put an accurate valuation on an early-stage startup
At the end of the day, your business comes down to numbers — low overhead, high revenue, increasing net profits, and even expanding social media reach. A valuation is an incredibly attractive number...
View Article‘Convertible equity’: a plan to keep early-stage startups out of debt
As we enter into a quarter in which we’re likely to see more early-stage investment deals than ever before, Adeo Ressi, CEO of The Founder Institute, believes there must be an alternative to...
View ArticleSilicon Valley VCs predict 2013 trends: Space, robots, self-driving cars
As the year draws to an end, Silicon Valley investors are looking for the next wave of technology after social networking. VentureBeat spoke to a slew of the top players at well-known West Coast...
View ArticleUpstart Labs puts Portlandia spin on startup acceleration
Portland may be best known for dark beer, bird-adorned crafts, and beflanneled hipsters, but it also has a burbling startup scene. Upstart Labs, an early stage fund and startup incubator in Portland,...
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Target Global launches €100M fund focused on early stage startups in Europe...
Target Global — an international VC firm based in Berlin — has announced today the first closing of a new €100 million fund. Focused on early stage startups, the firm’s Early Stage Fund I will invest...
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Sharp Alpha closes $25M+ Fund II to back gaming, sports, media startups
Sharp Alpha Fund II has $25M+ to invest in about 15 early-stage startups at the intersection of gaming, sports and entertainment.Read More
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