Topic: Venture Capital
ALL BUSINESS: What weak IPOs say about bull market
AP News
ALL BUSINESS: Weak IPO market shows not everyone's confident in bull stock runYou know it's a weak IPO market when a hot technology company prefers Bono to the Nasdaq. That's what Yelp did when it raised $25 million in late January from a venture capital firm whose ...
Venture capital investments decline in 4th qtr
AP News
Venture capital investments decline in 4th qtr, but money goes to more startups than in summerVenture capitalists invested less money in U.S. startups in the fourth quarter and showed signs of spreading out those fewer dollars among more companies, reflecting continued caution amid uncertainty about the economy. The shaky ...
State: Venture capital firm boosts Conn.'s economy
AP News
Conn. development agency credits venture capital firm's investments for jobs, economic boostConnecticut's economic development agency said Thursday that investments by the state's quasi-public venture capital firm in high-technology businesses has helped boost the state's economy, even in two downturns. The Department of Economic and Community Development ...
VCs eschew physical stores, focus on retail tech
Reuters US Online Report Business News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Venture capitalists were never very interested in the retail sector, but they are now taking a second look, focusing on a new generation of online retailers and the next wave of technology to help stores optimize how they run their businesses. Despite a history of backing a ...
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