Read more venture capitalists stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13415/venture-capitalists.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:45:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/63675/netscape-pioneer-forms-venture-cap-fund.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMarc Andreessen, the tech pioneer who co-founded Netscape, launched a boutique venture capital firm today, intent on investing in “anything that involves chips and computers.” Though Andreessen and business partner Ben Horowitz have been dropping angel investments around Silicon Valley for years, they’ll now have much more capital at their...http://www.newser.com/story/63675/netscape-pioneer-forms-venture-cap-fund.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 11:14:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48347/biotech-boom-finally-fizzles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the bullish market, biotechnology was flush with investment, even though one drug might take many as 15 years and as much as a billion dollars to produce—but those days are over for the riskiest technology sector. Portfolio reports that 45% of publicly traded biotech companies will run out...http://www.newser.com/story/48347/biotech-boom-finally-fizzles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 7:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44195/ex-aol-chief-seeks-funds-to-buy-yahoo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter months of advising both Microsoft and Yahoo on a failed deal, former AOL chief Jonathan Miller is trying to put together a bid for Yahoo himself. The venture capitalist is asking private investors to help him amass the $30 billion needed to acquire the struggling, $10-a-share search engine group,...http://www.newser.com/story/44195/ex-aol-chief-seeks-funds-to-buy-yahoo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Dec 2008 14:08:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42498/startups-seek-ways-around-venture-capital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile Wall Street investors have taken advantage of the tanking economy to nab low-priced stocks, Silicon Valley’s venture capitalists have likewise enjoyed a buyer’s market, demanding larger ownership stakes in startup outfits in exchange for their coveted funds. Companies like Twitter—initially funded with $22 million in venture capital—are...http://www.newser.com/story/42498/startups-seek-ways-around-venture-capital.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Nov 2008 16:25:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38787/this-xoogler-might-be-the-next-bill-gates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the past few years, Google has lost some serious firepower to the startup frontier, Luke Dittrich writes in Esquire . With self-styled Xooglers providing the brain power not only for two dozen or so startups, but for the venture-capital firms that fund them, it’s likely “the next big thing to...http://www.newser.com/story/38787/this-xoogler-might-be-the-next-bill-gates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Oct 2008 2:40:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37539/wall-street-woes-will-wallop-tech-sector.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTroubles hitting the Wall Street giants promise particularly dark days ahead for the tech business world, analysts tell CNET News. The problems are bound to stifle mergers and acquisitions in the tech industry and further dampen the market for initial public offerings. IPOs have already slowed to a trickle—and...http://www.newser.com/story/37539/wall-street-woes-will-wallop-tech-sector.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Sep 2008 2:02:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32239/the-worlds-greenest-venture-capitalist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVinod Khosla isn’t just smarter and richer than the average venture capitalist—he’s greener, too. Khosla has sunk $450 million into what he calls “imprudent science experiments" over the past 4 years, financing 45 enviro-tech startups. “We've funded an incredible number of things that would make no sense at all...http://www.newser.com/story/32239/the-worlds-greenest-venture-capitalist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jul 2008 11:59:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32469/romney-gains-ground-in-veepstakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMitt Romney’s business acumen, national profile, and fundraising chops have put him among the elite of VP hopefuls, Reuters reports. And while he and John McCain exchanged nasty barbs during the primaries, the mutual resentment seems to have subsided, at least on the surface. "Mitt and Ann Romney and Cindy...http://www.newser.com/story/32469/romney-gains-ground-in-veepstakes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 19:47:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27245/economy-has-venture-capital-scene-looking-in-mirror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEconomic troubles that have meant fewer IPOs and less-lucrative mergers have the venture-capital industry in upheaval, the San Jose Mercury News reports after last week's Silicon Valley gathering of VC players. Many believe the moneyed backers must treat entrepreneurs better for prospects to remain lively. Yet, though returns have turned...http://www.newser.com/story/27245/economy-has-venture-capital-scene-looking-in-mirror.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 May 2008 11:56:12 CDT