VCJ Staff
Paul Gompers specializes in research on financial issues related to venture capital and private equity funds. This month, the Harvard Business School Press will publish his new book, entitled The Money of Innovation. The book was co-authored by fellow HBS professor Josh Lerner. The past few years have seen an onslaught of books relating to […]
Technology-focused Institutional Venture Partners last week announced the close of its tenth investment vehicle, IVP X LP. Originally launched in June 2000 with a $150 million target, the fund was oversubscribed and reached a total cap of $225 million. IVP X will invest in 30 to 35 companies, investing between $5 million and $10 million […]
Germany has traditionally been known for its large, well-managed corporations. However, in the past few years, it has also garnered a reputation for its small, technology-related enterprises. Indeed, an entrepreneurial fervor similar to the one seen in the U.S. captured Germany to wane only after a prolonged decline in the public markets. As the attitude […]
When Hans Severiens, a retired venture capitalist and angel investor, established San Francisco’s Band of Angels in late 1994, he believed he was embarking on a part-time project. He soon realized, however, that running an investment club like the Band, now regarded as the industry’s premier angel network, was an expensive, full-time endeavor – which […]