October 19, 2012
Week in Review: VC Deal Activity Surges in Q3 2012
A couple weeks ago, we covered the NVCA’s third quarter numbers that showed IPOs doubled year over year. Now a new report from CB Insights…
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October 19, 2012
September 7, 2012
Week in Review: Philadelphia — a Hub for Entrepreneurs and Venture Capital
In “How West and East Coast Dynamics Help Startups Succeed,” Phil Moyer argued that the east coast offers opportunities for growing companies to access customers,…
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August 10, 2012
Week in Review: VC Deployments and Deal Volume Grow by Double Digits in Q2 2012
Amidst the quarterly earnings over the past few weeks, you may have missed the NVCA’s second quarter 2012 report on venture capital performance. The report…
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July 13, 2012
Q&A: Steve McKay, CEO, DriveFactor – “The Key has been Flexibility”
After 11 years at Progressive Insurance, Steve McKay knew insurance inside and out, including many of the industry’s shortfalls. Steve realized that there were significant…
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July 12, 2012
What health tech innovations will drive growth?
In the second quarter of 2012, the dollar value of venture capital deals was up, but the number of funds was down, according to data…
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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: Healthcare Mobile Apps Catch VCs’ Attention
The convergence of technology and healthcare attracted significant new attention last year, according to research from Dow Jones VentureSource. In 2011, VCs poured $439 million…
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How West and East Coast Dynamics Help Startups Succeed
Silicon Valley has been a hotbed for entrepreneurship and innovation for the last four decades. It’s packed with big thinkers, highly talented engineers, and VCs…
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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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