Venture funding

The more rivals you outbid, the more likely you are to have paid too much.

An analysis of more than 4,000 firms, their founders, and their funders.

An inside look at an opaque process

Instead of casting a wide net, try a more strategic approach.

New research suggests that exclusive support from female investors may be a mixed blessing because it can make it harder to raise additional rounds of financing.

Research finds a new explanation for the gender gap in venture funding.

There are some things a big company can do better than a startup.

Four steps to help investors solicit clear feedback and build better relationships with entrepreneurs.

Most successful entrepreneurs never take any venture capital.

Photography: Courtesy of the artist and Gow Langsford Gallery Artwork: Sara Hughes, Millions of Colours 3 (detail), 2003, acrylic paint on linen Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin: We celebrate these entrepreneurs for their successes, and often equally extol the venture capitalists who backed their start-ups and share in their glory. Well-known VC firms such […]

How to identify and attract investors who will support your long-term, stakeholder-focused plans.

In a year of uncertainty, VCs acted like funding female founders was risky — but the real risk is in leaving them behind.

Recent research suggests that how new business ideas are presented may matter more than the quality of the ideas themselves.

Three proven strategies to make a difference.

New funding models are about to revolutionize the social sector.

Business won’t change until entrepreneurship does.

It made the "spray and pray" approach more common.

Research reveals three ways they help early-stage companies achieve higher funding and survival rates.

Before it could become part of every iPhone, the “virtual personal assistant” had to cross innovation’s valley of death.

The obstacles you can expect to confront, and how to overcome them.