Venture Capital

[ad_1] So you’re an entrepreneur with high-growth aspirations and you don’t live in Silicon Valley, Boston or New York City. Crazy, right? While there are perceived advantages to locating a business that needs private investment in these high-performing regions – capital concentration results in shorter fundraising cycles, deep talent pools …

[ad_1] As the facts in the Theranos mess come to light in one damning report after another, and the lawsuits begin to pile up, you’ve got to wonder how so many investors — who should have known better — got mixed up in what may very well turn out to be a …

[ad_1] Today too many startup entrepreneurs dream and seek the VC-funded path of least resistance. At the same time the media lavishes “credibility” to such companies that are either unproven, unprofitable or both. Upon obtaining funding, these firms often pursue a strategy of blasting copious amounts of cash at every challenge. …

[ad_1] Things are looking pretty bleak for startups trying to raise seed and A-round funding. A quick Google search reveals articles by ex-VCs entitled “Why 99.95 Percent Of Entrepreneurs Should Stop Wasting Time Seeking Venture Capital” and reports of an “A-round crunch”. Even in Silicon Valley, which was previously a …

[ad_1] Michael Moritz — chairman of Sequoia Capital and one of the most successful venture capitalists in history — says a simple vision led him to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in on-demand delivery startups. “The movement of goods and services and people, by easier, more convenient means,” he …

[ad_1] Venture capitalists are gradually reining in startup investments, a trend toward normalization since the spike in global venture activity that began in late 2013. A combination of collapsing global economies, negative interest rates and all the hype surrounding high-growth startups in the digital age resulted in monster valuations for plenty of young …

[ad_1] This story appears in the December 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Jeremy weaver needed credit. He runs a Chattanooga-based startup, Wind River Tiny Homes, which builds small but elegantly crafted houses, and wanted to expand. In order to afford it, he needed lumberyards and other vendors to give …

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[ad_1] For the world of venture capital, fall arrived long ago — a fall in funding. In the first quarter of 2016, U.S. venture investment dropped 30 percent from its $17.3 billion peak in the second quarter of 2015. Venture capitalists are now focused on protecting their investments; and with $5 billion less …

[ad_1] A historic transfer of wealth is taking place. Women now own more than half of all investable assets, and the numbers are expected to rise from here. Related: This Woman Might Be the Most Successful Impact Investor You’ve Never Heard Of New venture firms are developing to focus explicitly on women …