The SEC Proposes Rule Defining “Venture Capital Fund”

Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced a proposed rule that would define “venture capital fund.” This definition is important because it basically determines whether or not VCs will have to register with the SEC as investment...

Rules of the VC Game, Part 2: The Size of the Fund Matters

This is the second article in a series of posts intended to provide entrepreneurs and startups with background knowledge about venture capital financing. Many entrepreneurs and startups nowadays are very skeptical about taking VC money, and with good reason.  Not only...

Rules of the VC Game, Part 1: The Path to the Door is Important

Do you think you have a killer idea for a new business?  Do you think that’s enough to secure funding for your idea?  Think again.  As the interview with Jeffrey Bussgang, the founder of Upromise shows, the old adage that VCs bet on the jockey, not the horse...