"In this challenging fundraising environment, private equity ("PE") managers have shown increased interest in obtaining capital through the Small Business Investment Company ("SBIC") program, which provides attractive loans to PE firms licensed by the Small Business Administration (the "SBA") for the purpose of financing small businesses. "
"Tel Aviv, March 22, 2010. The following summarizes merger & acquisition activity of Israeli and Israel-related high-tech companies in 2009. The following data are based on information derived from the IVC-Online Database, developed and maintained by IVC Research Center, which for more than 13 years has been at the forefront of Israeli high-tech, venture capital and private equity research. Additional details about Israeli high-tech Exits will be available in the soon-to-be-published IVC 2010 Yearbook (due April)."
"Grow VC is a new community funding model for technology startups."
Venture Capital Survey - Silicon Valley Fourth Quarter 2009
The Founders Club, a reverse venture capital fund, is opening its doors to VC-backed startups in France. The fund enables CEOs and founders of companies to “use their shares and stock options to become limited partner investors”, essentially betting a small percentage of their personal future equity through investing in a wider portfolio than just the startup that they are involved with.