The National Venture Capital Association and SecondMarket Announce Collaboration Agreement
NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 8, 2009 – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), the premier trade association representing the venture capital industry, and SecondMarket, the largest secondary marketplace for illiquid assets, announced today that they have entered into an agreement to collaborate on a number of initiatives to support venture-backed companies and their investors. More.....
Venture Capital Firms Still Optimistic About Fund-Raising
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Although the venture capital industry is having a hard time convincing endowments, pension funds and other limited partners to invest new capital in the asset class, the majority of venture firms still plan to raise a new fund in the next 12 months - if a new survey from Pepperdeine University is to be believed.
Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management compiled the responses of 185 venture capital firms from a survey administered in March and April. It asked dozens of questions, many of which covered fairly general topics but others that give an inside look at the current minds of investors.
Of the 185 respondents, 59% indicate they plan to raise funds over the next year, a surprising figure considering that venture capital fund-raising plunged 63% in the first half as cash-strapped investors stopped committing capital. Of those in the survey planning a fund-raising campaign, 43% report they plan to raise more than $100 million, followed by 29% that plan to raise between $50 million and $100 million. More…
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