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Democratization of funding is disrupting the venture capital landscape

July 21, 2014

Democratization of funding is changing the VC landscape.

The venture capital and funding market has changed dramatically over the last ten years. In the past venture capitalists were the go-to-guys in the playground, there are new players giving entrepreneurs with many choices. One used to focus their efforts in the famed VC offices on Sand Hill Road, but today it is happening in every corner and coffee shop around the world.

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The Rise of Fat Venture Capital

October 12, 2013

Andrew Chen: In 2007, before YCombinator and AngelList had changed the industry, I worked in a nondescript office park in the heart of the venture capital industry off Sand Hill Road. Amid the leafy sprawl of buildings next to 280 and Stanford University, billions of dollars were and are invested out of the fancy offices of VC/PE firms you’ve never heard of. The whole industry has been shrouded in opaqueness since it was created decades ago, built on relationships from business schools, professional networks, and investor referrals. In 2007, I worked at a big firm as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence, and did my best to make sense of this world.

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12 Startups with exploding valuations

August 4, 2011

If Angry Birds keeps its momentum Rovio could become a billion-dollar company.

VCs are pouring money into the next crop of startups after watching startups like Facebook, Zynga, and Groupon explode in valuation.

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