The U.S. presidential elections are fast approaching, and a growing number of VCs who’ve historically shied from making taking sides publicly, are tweeting, talking with reporters, and blogging about who they are backing and why. The early-stage venture firm CRV, formerly known as Charles River Ventures, is taking things a step further, having just published a […]
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This Silicon Valley VC Says Chinese Investors are Joining Series A Deals, and They’re Playing “Hardball”
As a venture investor for the last 20 years, George Zachary has witnessed plenty of trends develop and fizzle. Yesterday, we talked with him about what he’s seeing right now. One of the newest wrinkles he noted is a growing number of Chinese investors who’ve grown aggressive about getting into Series A deals, and who […]
StrictlyVC: December 19, 2014
Hi, good Monday morning, everyone! Hope you’re having a wonderful holiday break. (We are.) Quick scheduling note: We’re publishing today and tomorrow. After that, we’ll be resuming our daily schedule on Monday.:) —– Top News in the A.M. China has blocked Gmail. (Sigh.) A hacker who claims to be behind the Christmas Day cyber attack […]
Saar Gur of CRV on Marketing, New Platforms, and Breaking Into VC
By Semil Shah Saar Gur joined CRV in 2007, though Gur was well-known in startup circles long before diving into venture capital, partly because of his early involvement in companies like Carebadges, which made a flash fundraising widget and was acquired by Facebook Causes, and the Internet video advertising network BrightRoll, which was acquired last […]