Comments on: Differences Between an Angel Investor and a Venture Capitalist

By: Angel Investors Thinking Twice About Funding Pure-Play Startups | Venture Hype

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:41:01 +0000

[...] Dixon, founder of VC fund Founder Collective, suggested angel investors and VCs are pulling back on outlays within the Twitter ecosystem. “Expect investment in ecosystem to [...]

By: PEHub Alastair Goldfisher Part I: Intro to Private Equity | Venture Hype

PEHub Alastair Goldfisher Part I: Intro to Private Equity | Venture Hype — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:44:25 +0000

[...] Venture capital or private equity firms manage a fund, a pool of money raised by the firm’s management. [Managers of a PE firm are called general partners or GPs. They manage the funds sourced from limited partners, or LPs. LPs include pension funds, funds of funds, endowments, and family offices.] The fund is normally invested in several companies over a specific time period. PE firms are affected by fund restrictions and there are management fees and other costs involved. [...]

By: Low Hanging Fruits | Venture Hype

Low Hanging Fruits | Venture Hype — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:54:24 +0000

[...] firms. Investments in these traditional businesses typically take place at a later stage, so venture capitalists are turning into private equity [...]

By: Biotech: What Role Should Hong Kong Play? | Venture Hype

Biotech: What Role Should Hong Kong Play? | Venture Hype — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:37:11 +0000

[...] is underfunded due to a lack of domestic venture capital and insufficient foreign investment. Venture capitalists avoid the country’s biotech industry because of a shortage of exit strategies and [...]

By: Investors Still Like Hong Kong | Venture Hype

Investors Still Like Hong Kong | Venture Hype — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 06:02:41 +0000

[...] direction or the other. That’s the dilemma for municipal bond investors, stock investors and venture capitalists. After all of the due diligence, science, prognosticating and analysis; which company and which [...]

By: ACA Summit 2010: Angels and VCs - Friend or Foe? | Venture Hype

ACA Summit 2010: Angels and VCs - Friend or Foe? | Venture Hype — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 04:31:41 +0000

[...] us to the recent Angel Capital Association (ACA) Summit 2010 in San Francisco and recounting how angels and VCs rivaled for the top spot. We all like a good [...]

By: Angel Investing: Exit Dependence Investment Models | Venture Hype

Angel Investing: Exit Dependence Investment Models | Venture Hype — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:01:52 +0000

[...] Angels and VCs have different set of exit criteria, but without a doubt, all equity investors, be they angels or VCs, or whether they embrace the home run model or early exits approach, all depend on exits. [...]

By: University Tech Transfer: Technology Doesn’t Create Company | Venture Hype

University Tech Transfer: Technology Doesn’t Create Company | Venture Hype — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:05:51 +0000

[...] VCs and angels invest in people rather than technology; even promising technologies will be abandoned if the company and management team aren’t already in place. [...]

By: Wearing the Victor’s Crown | Venture Hype

Wearing the Victor’s Crown | Venture Hype — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:26:05 +0000

[...] Nevada in the US in 2008. This potential has grabbed the attention of investors across the globe… private investors and venture capitalists eyeing their share of the prospects of Macau’s gaming [...]

By: Investing in iPhone Startups (Part 2): How VCs Do It | Venture Hype

Investing in iPhone Startups (Part 2): How VCs Do It | Venture Hype — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:56:51 +0000

[...] aggregate data, ChubbyBrain offered a breakdown of companies per industry that have received angel and VC funding. Industries that appear relatively hot within the iPhone ecosystem include: social network, [...]