Kauffman Foundation

presented by
News

Is it time for the venture capital industry to ditch the 2-and-20 pay model?

The 2-and-20 compensation structure for venture capital funds is a one-size-fits-all approach that misaligns incentives and can help VCs to get paid handsomely while their funds perform abysmally. That was one conclusion from a much–discussed report on the venture capital industry from the Kauffman Foundation last month. “It’s interesting that VCs have positioned themselves as […]

Devices & Diagnostics

Call for applications: Kauffman Life Science Ventures Summit

Life science startups face more complex and daunting hurdles than new enterprises in non-regulated industries do. To help aspiring and early-stage life science entrepreneurs address these challenges, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation will hold a Kauffman Life Science Ventures Summit June 22-23, 2012. The Foundation announced a call for applications today for the inaugural Summit, scheduled at the Mission Bay Conference Center at the University of California-San Francisco.