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Why one former life sciences VC wouldn’t recommend a career in venture capital (video)

Why one former life sciences VC wouldn’t recommend a career in venture capital (video)

May 8, 2013 4:51 pm by | 0 Comments

Life as a venture capitalist isn’t always as glamorous as some people think it is. It’s also not something that necessarily comes naturally.“I learned the venture business over 10 years; ... Read more
DocuTAP raises $11.9M to build software for urgent care clinics

DocuTAP raises $11.9M to build software for urgent care clinics

May 2, 2013 12:59 pm by | 0 Comments

The Emergency Room is often a chaotic place where precision and agility mean the difference between life and death. DocuTAP has raised $11.9 million from Bessemer Venture Partners to make ... Read more
Four investment opportunities in the brave new world of private insurance exchanges

Four investment opportunities in the brave new world of private insurance exchanges

May 1, 2013 3:39 pm by | 0 Comments

Psilos seems to have the investment philosophy that it is better to be smart than hip. You won’t find any mobile apps or corporate wellness programs in the company’s portfolio. ... Read more
Downward slide continues for life science venture capital with fewest deals since Q1 2009

Downward slide continues for life science venture capital with fewest deals since Q1 2009

April 22, 2013 10:00 am by | 0 Comments

Pricewaterhouse Coopers and the National Venture Capital Association released trends from their quarterly MoneyTree Report on venture capital investing on Friday, and while the findings aren’t surprising, they don’t spell ... Read more
2 charts that show how VCs are bypassing early-stage deals in healthcare

2 charts that show how VCs are bypassing early-stage deals in healthcare

April 11, 2013 12:19 am by | 2 Comments

For a nice visualization of the changing funding environment for emerging healthcare companies, check out this this graph of VC deals over the past five quarters.Early-stage healthcare funding – defined ... Read more
Q1 checkup on digital health deals: 35% more VC money invested, more exits to come?

Q1 checkup on digital health deals: 35% more VC money invested, more exits to come?

April 1, 2013 3:09 pm by | 0 Comments

In the first quarter of 2013, venture capital firms have put 35 percent more funding into digital health companies than they did in 2012. And with a few big exits ... Read more
No shying away from early-stage deals here. Third Rock Ventures raises $516M for startups

No shying away from early-stage deals here. Third Rock Ventures raises $516M for startups

March 25, 2013 10:17 am by | 0 Comments

While many healthcare venture capital firms continue to ease away from early-stage deals, Third Rock Ventures has just restocked with $516 million to continue backing them.With its third fund, the ... Read more
Genomics research supplier rounds up $21.3 million from China-focused investors

Genomics research supplier rounds up $21.3 million from China-focused investors

March 22, 2013 10:16 am by | 0 Comments

In a demonstration of the booming field of genomic research, investors have pumped $21.3 million into a company that makes and manufactures genome-wide research tools and services.OriGene Technologies said its ... Read more
VC firm Domain + Elite Consulting = new opportunities for U.S. health technology in China

VC firm Domain + Elite Consulting = new opportunities for U.S. health technology in China

March 20, 2013 4:43 pm by | 0 Comments

While venture capitalists are usually focused on investing in innovation, this healthcare VC is turning the tables and doing some creative thinking of its own.Last week, life sciences venture firm ... Read more
For daily dish from investors, look no further than these 10 VCs on Twitter

For daily dish from investors, look no further than these 10 VCs on Twitter

March 15, 2013 5:05 pm by | 6 Comments

These days, you don’t have to score a meeting with an investor to find out his interests, his advice and what he thinks about the latest trend in the industry. ... Read more
Does this belong in my pitch deck? 3 VCs sound off on what to include and what to leave off

Does this belong in my pitch deck? 3 VCs sound off on what to include and what to leave off

March 1, 2013 5:52 pm by | 2 Comments

So much to say, so little time to say it.That’s one of the predicaments entrepreneurs face when they go into a meeting with a potential VC investor.What information should be ... Read more
Allos Ventures will invest in the Midwest with new $40M fund for early-stage technologies

Allos Ventures will invest in the Midwest with new $40M fund for early-stage technologies

February 22, 2013 12:17 pm by | 0 Comments

Midwest VC firm Allos Ventures has $40 million in tow and is looking to use it to back a handful of emerging technology companies in the region.Allos’ recently closed second ... Read more
No. of life science start-ups receiving VC money for first time in 2012 was lowest since 1995

No. of life science start-ups receiving VC money for first time in 2012 was lowest since 1995

February 7, 2013 10:52 am by | 0 Comments

Life science venture capital activity may have picked up in the last quarter of 2012, but it still wasn’t enough to overwhelm the dismal showing in the first half of ... Read more
Piston Cloud nabs $8M to bolster open source cloud adoption

Piston Cloud nabs $8M to bolster open source cloud adoption

February 4, 2013 3:04 pm by | 0 Comments

Open-source cloud technology is proving to be an attractive proposition for venture capitalists. Today, OpenStack private cloud player, Piston Cloud closed an $8 million funding round. ... Read more
Boston, San Diego, San Francisco (all the usual suspects) top “life sciences clusters” list

Boston, San Diego, San Francisco (all the usual suspects) top “life sciences clusters” list

February 4, 2013 10:55 am by | 0 Comments

Anchored by some of the most prolific universities for research (Harvard, MIT), some of the top National Institutes of Health-funded hospitals (Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Beth Israel ... Read more