By Erica Schwiegershausen 6/28/12 4:39pm

Venture Capitalism

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Corporate VC Funding Plummets by 30 Percent—Except for Internet Investing

News flash: it is not 1999 anymore, and it appears that corporate venture capitalists have adjusted accordingly. CB Insights released its Q1 Corporate Venture Capital Report yesterday, revealing that CVCs participated in just 84 deals totaling $1.09 billion, a record low for the past five quarters.

But while overall CVC funding is down 20 percent, funding for the Internet sector is up 30 percent, with CVC deals in that sector increasing for the third straight quarter. Read More

By Foster Kamer 10/21/11 5:33pm

IP Uh Oh

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Andrew Mason: Groupon’s Future To Come From Moments of ‘Sheer Stupidity’

Hey, look! Groupon’s stock prospectus is out! There are plenty of numbers and mind-numbing details in it that we won’t bore you with. Instead we’ll just focus on the crazypants guru talk Andrew Mason threw in there, which distinguishes Groupon from the average I.P.O. stock prospectus out there.

Take, for example, the following quote from Mr. Mason’s letter to potential stockholders: Read More