Board Behavior Tips for VC-backed Firms
Brad Feld points to an article by Dennis Jaffe (Saybrook Graduate School) and Pascal Levensohn (Levensohn Venture Partners) titled “After The Term Sheet: How Venture Boards Influence The Success Or…
Why “reverse mergers” are often bad ideas
When their portfolio company is too small to launch a successful IPO, investors consider “reverse mergers” to obtain liquidity. (Reverse mergers or “reverse IPOs” – in which a publicly listed…
Battery arms itself for India foray
US-based Battery Ventures, which recently led the $17 million third round investment in Bangalore-based communication technology firm Tejas Networks, is arming itself for making more direct investments in Indian companies.…
BlueRun Ventures pitches to early-stage cos. in India
I was at the Nokia Growth Partners and BlueRun Ventures (BRV) sponsored TiE event in Bangalore last week. Given the almost complete drying up of early-stage VC investments in Indian…