Alastair Goldfisher
Phil Angelides, last year’s wannabe gubernatorial candidate in California, is apparently starting his own venture firm, according to the San Jose Business Journal. Arnold Schwarzenegger crushed Angelides in the November election for governor by about a 17-point margin, but Angelides has told the Business Journal, as well as the Sacramento Bee, that this new venture of […]
The New Year brings new beginnings, especially for Rob Day, who just sent an email to say that he’s moving on to join @Ventures in Boston. Day, who was a principal at San Francisco-based Expansion Capital Partners, is well known in investment circles for his blog, which covers the world of cleantech. Apparently, nothing will change with the […]
It’s no longer novel to see Silicon Valley as a setting for books and movies. So I wasn’t too surprised when I picked up Killer Code, a murder mystery which takes place around a small, publicly traded company that makes a network security system. Author John Walker is no stranger to Valley intrigue. He’s worked […]
Remember when Amazon.com just sold books online? Now, the Seattle-based retailer sells everything on its site, and it’s been a busy investor, too, as it has been putting its weight behind Web service companies. The latest happened today, when the company announced it invested an undisclosed amount of cash in Wikia Inc., which raised $4 million […]
Last month’s $330 million deal involving SunPower and PowerLight has put one VC group well on the way to raising a second fund of $200, whcih double its previous effort, according to PE Week reporter Alex Haislip. The Bay Area Equity Fund invested $5 million in PowerLight’s Series C deal last year, and the investment […]
The latest issue of PE Week features a scoop by our reporter, Alexander Haislip, who delves into the legal bind that VC-backed NetPickle finds itself in. Company founders Lance Tokuda and Jia Shen, who raised about $1.5 million from Sequoia Capital and others, are accused of code theft, misuse of company time, and failing to […]
The numbers for Canadian private equity investing are due to come out today and one thing to take from the report is that buyouts are soaring up north. Sure, Canadian buyout fund-raising can’t hold a candle to what The Blackstone Group and other mega fund-raisers do in a few weeks’ time, but what’s going on […]
This week’s issue of Private Equity Week once again uncovers the news in the private equity and venture capital industry. For example, Dan Primack takes a look inside Charles River Ventures. The VC firm has launched a small loan program that will lend needy startups some dough instead of supporting them in a traditional equity […]