Will Corporate Venture Capital Pay it Like the Independents?

August 8, 2011

No sooner than the report of a downward trend of private venture capital activities is released, another report emerges indicating that corporate venture capital is on the rise after several years of decline. According to the report, in 2010, investments by CVCs increased by 33 percent over 2009 and accounted for nearly 10% of all […]

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Venture Capital Still Bullish on Tech Despite Stalled Salary Growth

June 23, 2011

A recently released report stated tech salaries remained flat with the previous year for the first time in 10 years. However despite stalled growth in salaries in the tech field, venture capitalists remain bullish on the sector. Released by the executive search firm J. Robert Scott and Ernst & Young LLP, the report showed that […]

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Venture Capitalists, Backed CEOs Continue to Make Good Pay

June 14, 2011

Despite a continued sluggish economy, venture capitalists and those who are funded by them are still by and large seeing healthy six-figure salaries. Venture-backed CEOs in particular are bullish on expected increases in bonuses over the past couple years to pad their personal bottom lines. According to Salary.com, the average venture capitalist employee with one […]

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Venture Capital Firms Are Not Investing Like They Used To

June 1, 2011

The number of venture capital firms that are still active continued a slow but steady decline in 2010 with no sign of improvement. According to VentureSource, 844 venture capital firms completed at least one transaction in 2011, down from 886 the previous year and down significantly from the high water mark of 1,312 during the […]

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VC Compensation Changes on the Horizon

May 24, 2011

Even the president of the Kaufman Foundation, the huge endowment fund that promotes entrepreneurship, is stating the current VC compensation model is broken. In an article in Business Week, Carl Schramm and Harold Bradley say the prominence of American venture capital has taken a tumble from its heyday in 2000. The industry that spawned such successes […]

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