Archive for the 'Venture Capital' Category

LivingSocial Is Next Bet for Steve Case After Zipcar Payoff

Jeff Clavier, founder of SoftTech VC, talks about the valuation of daily coupon website LivingSocial, the growth in e-commerce and the outlook for a possible initial public offering from Groupon.

Rutgers plays matchmaker to investors, inventors

A new type of radio chip that could act like a homing device if installed in drugs, people or medical devices.

UT hire takes entrepreneurism center stage

Metcalfe, whose appointment is effective January 2011, will hold several titles, including professor of innovation, fellow of the Clint W. Murchison Sr.

The Daily Start-Up: ExactTarget Is All-A-Twitter

Close March 3, 2010, 10:40 AM ET By Scott Austin This morning’s roundup of the latest venture capital news and analysis across the Web: Art by Mike Lucas A start-up built entirely to benefit from the explosive popularity of Twitter has produced what appears to be a good exit for its venture backers.

Quote of the Day

Much has been written recently about whether venture capital and/or private equity funds should be regulated.

Quote of the Day

Much has been written recently about whether venture capital and/or private equity funds should be regulated.

The Daily Start-Up: One Mo’ IPO

This morning’s roundup of the latest venture capital news and analysis across the Web: Art by Mike Lucas Is There An Echo In Here? – Echo Logistics joined the ranks of privately-backed companies to price its IPO this week, offering 5.7 million shares at $14 each.