July 27, 2012
Week in Review: Olympics Go Mobile and Social
Today, the Summer Olympic Games open in London, kicking off 16 days of athletic performance that will reveal the best in the world in 32…
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Safeguard Insights
July 27, 2012
Putting Growth Capital to Work in Philadelphia
On average, Safeguard Scientifics evaluates more than a thousand business plans each year—that’s 20 business plans per week. Last year, we chose to partner with…
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Week in Review: Facebook and Other Venture-Backed IPOs Grab Headlines
The big news today is the Facebook IPO. The company that famously started in a Harvard dorm room set three records at IPO, including the…
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April 30, 2012
Q&A: Ben Kartzman, CEO, Spongecell – “Entrepreneurs Need to Be Eternal Optimists”
Our Q&A series turns now to one of our newest partner companies, Spongecell, and its CEO and Co-founder Ben Kartzman. Spongecell is a digital advertising…
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Week in Review: Strong First Quarter for IPOs, JOBS Act Becomes Law
The first quarter of 2012 has come and gone, leaving positive signs for venture capitalists. Twenty venture-backed start-ups made their IPO in the past three…
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Week in Review: CVCs Add to Investments and Big Data Gains the Spotlight
The latest report from MoneyTree and the National Venture Capital Association shows that corporate venture capitalists (CVCs) increased investments over the past three years. In…
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Week in Review: IPO Madness and New Partner Company Spongecell
The past two weeks were brought to you by the letters IPO. From Facebook’s well-documented filing to this week’s IPO price cuts, a flurry of…
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Social Media and Interactivity Driving Brand Engagement
Sunday’s Super Bowl was the most-watched event in the history of television, but more telling than the number of viewers was the way in which…
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