Venture Capital Articles

Community Development Venture Capital

.. Community Development Venture Capital By Dr. David J. Ward. PhD and Jim Patterson, NorthStar Economics • 11/10/03 NorthStar Guide to VC in Wisconsin Editors ...

Seed-Stage Venture Financing

.. Seed-Stage Venture Financing By Dr. David J. Ward. PhD and Jim Patterson, NorthStar Economics • 11/19/03 The Wisconsin Technology Network has received from NorthStar ...

Venture Capitalists Like It Clean

.. Martin Roscheisen, CEO of Nanosolar Inc., holds up a plastic vial filled with dark, purple liquid -- the secret ingredient behind a new kind of technology startup that's turning heads in ...

Growing Venture Capital in Wisconsin

.. Growing Venture Capital in Wisconsin Sourcebook explores the VC market By Jennifer Braico • 10/16/03 MADISON, Wis. - Its not news that Wisconsin ...

State investment board keeps an eye on Wisconsin's tech trends

.. State investment board keeps an eye on Wisconsin's tech ...

MoneyTree Survey reports no venture investment activity in Wisconin in Q2

.. MoneyTree Survey reports no venture investment activity in Wisconin in Q2 By Kristin V. Johnson • 08/16/04 MADISONThe recently released Q2 MoneyTree Survey ...

Why Wisconsin Lags Behind the U.S. and Minnesota

.. Why Wisconsin Lags Behind the U.S. and Minnesota By Dr. David J. Ward. PhD and Jim Patterson, NorthStar Economics • 10/28/03 Editors Note: "FORWARD VISIONS" Today we ...

Perficient Appoints Two New Board Members

.. Perficient Appoints Two New Board Members Former President of Metamor Worldwide and Vulcan Capital Managing Director Join AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, ...

Wireless firms Mobilitec, WaveMarket announce financing

.. by Colin Gibbs Mobile software developer Mobilitec Inc. said it has raised $12.1 million in Series C financing. WaveMarket, a location-based and mobile blogging services provider, raised ...

FBI arrests Dutch man for selling fake Google shares

.. FBI arrests Dutch man for selling fake Google shares BLOOMBERG Monday, Mar 15, 2004,Page 12 The FBI arrested a Dutch man in New York earlier this ...

Senate Passes an Investment Capital Package; the Assembly Should Follow Suit

.. Senate Passes an Investment Capital Package; the Assembly Should Follow Suit By Tom Still • 11/17/03 MADISON State Sen. Ted Kanavas was still beaming on ...

NewsGator Technologies, Developer of Leading RSS Tools and Services, Closes Series A Funding

.. NewsGator Technologies, Developer of Leading RSS Tools and Services, Closes Series A Funding Funding to be used for Product Development, Marketing, and Sales ...

Angel Investing in Wisconsin

.. Angel Investing in Wisconsin By Dr. David J. Ward. PhD and Jim ...

Wisconsin Assembly passes capital investment bill, revised CAPCO program not presented

.. Wisconsin Assembly passes capital investment bill, revised CAPCO program not presented By Kristin V. Johnson • 03/15/04 MADISON - The Wisconsin Assembly passed ...

Republicans criticize Doyles growth package

.. Republicans criticize Doyles growth package By Charles Rathmann • 09/11/03 Kanavas: Doyles use of Patients Compensation Fund could be illegal While ...

Milwaukee Company Raises $90 million VC Fund for Midwest Projects

.. Milwaukee Company Raises $90 million VC Fund for Midwest Projects By Mike Klein • 08/12/03 Now Largest Venture Capital Firm Based in Wisconsin ...

Finding a Venture Capital Firm

.. Many ventures are faced with the challenging task of raising venture capital. The first part of this process is finding the right venture capital firm (VC). While this may seem simple, it isn't. ...

Michigan Growth Capital Symposium includes Wisconsin Tech Companies

.. Michigan Growth Capital Symposium includes Wisconsin Tech Companies By Alexis Johnson • 06/16/03 Ann Arbor, MI.-The University of ...

SWIB gets more pressure to invest in state tech start-ups

.. SWIB gets more pressure to invest in state tech start-ups By David Niles • 09/19/05 Madison, Wis. -- As lawmakers and business proponents pressure the ...

Midwest called next 'biotech hotbed'

.. Midwest called next 'biotech hotbed' By WTN News • 09/28/05 The Midwest will become the nation's next "biotech hotbed," the leader of a West Coast venture ...

New venture funds should accelerate Virent's work

.. New venture funds should accelerate Virent's work By Joe Vanden Plas • 06/12/06 Madison, Wis. - A $7.5 million round of venture capital should ...

Wisconsins VC Challenge

.. Wisconsins VC Challenge By John Neis • 01/12/04 Wisconsin has many great assets for building a thriving high technology climate, most notably one of the ...

Microsoft CFO Connors resigns

.. By Alan Fein Microsoft CFO John Connors announced his resignation saying he was joining a VC firm while CEO Ballmer tried to calm investors' concerns over his departure.If you would ...

eBay's Premiere Sales Automation Provider Broadens Scope of Online Selling and Renames Company

.. eBay's Premiere Sales Automation Provider Broadens Scope of Online Selling and Renames Company Atlanta-based Auctionworks Changes Name to Marketworks, Secures VC Funding, Opens ...

Wisconsin Needs More Investment Capital

.. Wisconsin Needs More Investment Capital By Tom Still • 09/12/03 MADISON Practical ideas for spurring capital investment are included in economic development ...

Fastclick Completes $75 Million Series A Round

.. Online Marketing Services Firm Continues Aggressive Expansion ...

Wisconsin investors seek regional partners and informed legislature

.. Wisconsin investors seek regional partners and informed legislature By Tiffany Stronghart • 10/11/04 The Coalition for Capital Growth and Research held ...

$2 million venture debt fund available for high-growth Dane County businesses

.. $2 million venture debt fund available for high-growth Dane County businesses Madison Development Corporation adds new program to suite of loan services By Mike ...

The Use of Common Stock in Venture Capital Transactions

.. When raising capital for a business venture, ...

Money Tree survey shows lull in Wisconsin venture capital deals

.. Money Tree survey shows lull in Wisconsin venture capital deals By Katy Williams • 05/09/05 Wisconsin didn't produce a single venture capital deal from January through March ...

Great Lakes Venture Capital Conference Set for Nov. 13

.. Great Lakes Venture Capital Conference Set for Nov. 13 By Brad Spirrison • 09/05/03 CHICAGO The Great Lakes Venture Capital Conference (GLVCC), which held its last event in ...

Alternative Venture Finance: Federal Grants and Loans

.. While most companies seeking venture capital initially think about angel investors and venture capitalists, a large alternative source of financing is federal grants and loans. The two largest ...

Follow the money

.. Follow the money Entrepreneurs hope to rub elbows, catch eyes at venture capital event By Katy Williams • 02/02/05 Applications opened yesterday for ...

Identifying the Right Venture Capital Firm Partner

.. Venture capital firms are comprised of individual partners. These partners make investment decisions and typically take a seat on each portfolio company's Board. Partners tend to invest in what ...

Is venture capital dead? No, but its beginning a new cycle

.. Is venture capital dead? No, but its beginning a new cycle By Tom Still • 06/22/05 Howard Anderson, who teaches courses on early-stage companies at the Massachusetts Institute ...

Quova Joins APACS, the UK Payments Association

.. Quova Joins APACS, the UK Payments Association Geolocation Knowledge Vital to Banks Facing 20% Rise in Fraud Losses MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, May 3/PRNewswire/ -- Quova, ...

Expand Your Business using Venture Capital

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Understanding the Venture Capital investor

.. Promoting your Business to Venture Capital Investors is an attractive proposition. The investments are larger than you would get from friends, family and Angel Investors, and often they are more ...

The Most overlooked Principle to getting Venture capital

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The (Tech) Economic Year in Review: Signs of Progress Amid Continuing Challenges

.. The (Tech) Economic Year in Review: Signs of Progress Amid Continuing Challenges By Tom Still • 12/29/03 Madison, Wis. Was 2003 a year in which Wisconsins ...

Local biotech startups must compete nationally for investors attention

.. Local biotech startups must compete nationally for investors attention By Christine Javid • 10/27/04 Madison, Wis. Angel and venture capitalists looking ...

VC Contest Winners Learn from Experience

.. VC Contest Winners Learn from Experience By Kristin V. Johnson • 02/09/04 Madison, Wis. -- Pulling an all-nighter has never been so profitable for a team of University of ...

Wisconsin investors will make their pitch to IPIC

.. Wisconsin investors will make their pitch to IPIC By Joe Vanden Plas • 05/09/06 Madison, Wis. - Several Wisconsin investment groups have stepped forward ...

Wisconsin VC rank drops, but absolute numbers are on the rise

.. Wisconsin VC rank drops, but absolute numbers are on the rise By WTN News • 01/25/06 Wisconsin dropped to 35th place nationally in venture capital investment for 2005 from ...

Cingular Sells Interactive Subsidiary to Venture Capital

.. Group By Dan Meyer Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it has agreed to sell its Cingular Interactive L.P. subsidiary to affiliates of ...

What makes you eligible for Venture Capital?

.. A budding company or one facing major financial crisis can find solution to all its financial hurdles with Venture Capital. Unlike banks, Venture Capital firms are an important source of long-term ...

Wisconsin ranks low in mid-year health care capital investment report

.. Wisconsin ranks low in mid-year health care ...

Venture-backed companies drive job creation, even in tough times

.. Venture-backed companies drive job creation, even in tough times By Tom Still • 07/26/04 MADISON During last springs legislative debate on the pros and cons of a major venture ...

Angel investing should lead to more venture funding, Ward says

.. Angel investing should lead to more venture funding, Ward says By Joe Vanden Plas • 04/26/06 Madison - Wisconsin may have received only three of the 35 Midwestern venture ...

An analysis of Wisconsins new venture capital and early stage finance programs

.. An analysis of Wisconsins new venture capital and early stage finance ...