Georgia Offers Tax Credit for Investing in Early Stage Companies December 22nd, 2010Venture Capital Angel Investors Highlights: Georgia, Minnesota, and Connecticut angel investors have played major roles in getting tax credit legislation passed and signed into law. Read article. Read More
VCs: High-Performance Days Ahead? December 17th, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: Despite the prolonged downturn, many VCs are optimistic on returns. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Featured VC: Technology Crossover Ventures December 13th, 2010Venture Capital Tim McAdam of Technology Crossover Ventures discusses state of venture and growth capital investment at December 2010 event in Atlanta. [cincopa A0EAjZ6liMXu] For more information on TCV, click here This information is presented for educational purposes and is not intended to constitute legal advice. Opinions expressed are those of the interviewee and not of Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP; see disclaimer at http://www.www.mmmtechlaw.com/privacy-policy-and-disclaimer/. Contact John Yates for more information at jyates@mmmlaw.com. Read More
Top 100 Venture Capital Firms Announced December 1st, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: Silicon Valley VC network announces their list of the top 100 VC firms leading the industry. Read article here. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
VC Firm Takes Proactive Approach to Exits November 24th, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: Edison Venture Fund recently announced an 11-times return on an initial investment by selling its shares back to the company. Read Article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Doing Business in China and the Letter of Intent: Just a Piece of Paper? November 16th, 2010International, Venture Capital Practical Pointer: Tech entrepreneurs should be aware of differing legal and business practices with LOIs and business dealings in China and internationally. Read Article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Venture Capital’s “Wild West” November 15th, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: Reckless investment decisions, high valuations fuel intense investor competition. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Angel Investment Seed Deals Decline November 3rd, 2010Venture Capital Angel Investors Highlights: Reports show that angel investors have committed less money to more deals in the first half of this year. View article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
UPDATED Silicon Valley VCs Anxious over Prop 23 Outcome November 1st, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: VCs with clean tech investments fear passage of Proposition 23 will negatively impact CA clean tech industry. If passed, the Proposition will suspend limitations on greenhouse gas emissions that have helped the industry flourish. Read article. *Update: CA voters denied the passing of Proposition 23 on Novemeber 4, 2010. Silicon Valley VC’s breathe sigh of relief. Read more. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More
Silicon Valley VC Fund Established to Invest Millions in Social Media Businesses October 23rd, 2010Venture Capital Highlights: Anticipating the continued rise of social media popularity, venture capital firm KCPB launches $250M social media effort. Read article. Comments? Join the discussion on the MMMTechLaw LinkedIn group page. Read More