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Articles from the Venture Capital Category
TEXO Ventures Evolves From Pledge-Fund Structure
Dow Jones Venture Wire | February 9, 2012
Category: Venture Capital
TEXO Ventures, which has financed several health-care start-ups in the past two years through a pledge-fund structure, is now raising its first venture capital fund, according to a regulatory filing.
Buying a piece of the future
Fiscal Notes | February 1, 2012
Category: TEXO GP Publications, Venture Capital
No economy can prosper if it puts barriers in the way of new businesses and the jobs they create. And as you might imagine, the main barrier most budding entrepreneurs face is a lack of money.
The Evolution of Angels into VC’s
June 21, 2011
Category: Venture Capital
We’ve been witnessing an institutionalizing of angel investing in recent years. For the most part, it’s good. There continues to be a gap in the market for stage appropriate seed investors, especially in the East Coast. But it’s interesting to …
Not all investors are created equal
Austin Business Journal | May 13, 2011
Category: TEXO GP Publications, Venture Capital
Money is a commodity. Because many will view this claim as provocative, some clarification is in order. For the deals that most investors want to be in, even if they don’t know it yet, money is a commodity because the …
Five tips for obtaining startup funding
Austin Business Journal | February 25, 2011
Category: TEXO GP Publications, Venture Capital
It’s hard to be an entrepreneur these days when most of the advice out there focuses on what not to do. Fortunately, there are a few things every entrepreneur can do to increase one’s chances of raising money.
Entrepreneurs should avoid these mistakes when raising money
Austin Business Journal | July 11, 2010
Category: TEXO GP Publications, Venture Capital
There is a language and a protocol that entrepreneurs should understand before they set out to raise money. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs make simple mistakes that raise red flags for investors.
VC slow, but entrepreneurs venture on
Austin Business Journal | May 20, 2010
Category: Venture Capital
Although angel investors and venture capitalists both invested roughly $17.6 billion in 2009, angels funded more than 13 times as many companies, according to the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Venture Research.
Consider the power of thesis-driven investing
Austin Business Journal | September 8, 2007
Category: TEXO GP Publications, Venture Capital
When asked what makes an investor successful, many people will say its the quality of their deal flow, but in today’s environment the best answer is not that simple.