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Articles from the Venture Capital Category
New Medical School in Austin is Great for Healthcare Venture Capitalists
Austin Business Journal | November 15, 2013
Category: Healthcare, TEXO GP Publications, Venture Capital
For two decades, Austin and its investors and startups have tried to get this city truly into the healthcare game. It’s been a slow road to bring healthcare up to the level of the area’s hardware and software infrastructure … …
The Rise of Fat Venture Capital
Andrew Chen | October 9, 2013
Category: Venture Capital
Reinventing the VC industry …
3 Hot Health IT Investment Opportunities
Venturebeat | October 4, 2013
Category: Healthcare, Sector Specific, Venture Capital
Health IT is hot, and it’s about time. Investors and entrepreneurs alike are flocking to the sector that once seemed insurmountable, yet is desperately in need of imagination, creation, and disruption.
For Fred Wilson, a bird in the hand is worth $1B
Prequin | September 11, 2013
Category: Venture Capital
When Twitter completes its initial public offering this year or next, there will be many winners cashing in their chips. But for Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson, who has championed Twitter since 2007, the IPO is more than a great …
A dozen things I’ve learned from Bill Gurley about investing and business
GeekWire | September 8, 2013
Category: Venture Capital
Tren Griffin has created a list of a dozen things he’s learned from Silicon Valley venture capitalist Bill Gurley, one of the keynote speakers at the GeekWire Summit on September 12. This is part of his “Dozen Things” series.
So you want to be a venture capitalist?
Venturebeat | August 13, 2013
Category: Venture Capital
You’ve always wanted to be a VC. Maybe it’s the diversity of deals and the industry that attracts you. Maybe it sounds sexy. You are probably armed with a freshly minted MBA and some experience in finance and/or technology. However, …
Will Health IT VC Funding Ever Slow Down?
Healthcare Informatics | July 26, 2013
Category: Healthcare, Sector Specific, Venture Capital
Healthcare IT companies are receiving so much venture capital (VC) funding these days that Raj Prabhu has a slight problem. “The last three quarters have been record-setters, we’re like, ‘What other words can we use to describe it?” reveals Prabhu, …
Will Silicon Valley’s Confident Technologist Investors Save Healthcare?
Forbes | June 22, 2013
Category: Healthcare, Venture Capital
“Every interaction in every area related to health is just so sh*tty,” explains Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook FB +1.86% executive and founder of the VC firm Social+Capital Partnership. “The software is crap, the services are crap, the people are …
Three VCs See New Opportunities as Changes Roil Venture Industry
Xconomy | January 24, 2013
Category: Venture Capital
There are a lot of dismal stats in a wrap-up of 2012 venture capital activity from the National Venture Capital Association that is making the rounds. As we’ve reported, total VC investments declined nationwide last year by 10 percent from …
The Moneyball Strategy is the Future for Venture Capital Firms
Venturebeat | January 10, 2013
Category: Venture Capital
Traditional venture capital invests with a “gut” feeling approach, and as VentureBeat’s Christina Farr recently put it, “Relying on gut feeling simply isn’t good enough anymore”.