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online.wsj.com - 11/28/2008
As Cash Stops Flowing, Venture Capitalists Get Creative
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As venture-capital funds face a cash crunch driven by the financial downturn, they are taking extreme measures to ensure they can fund their investments. Some venture capitalists are selling their equity stakes in start-up companies at fire-sale valuations so they don't have to keep funding ...

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Silicon Alley Insider:  Cash-Strapped VCs Dumping Stakes At 10-60 Cents On Dollar

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Cash-Strapped VCs Dumping Stakes At 10-60 Cents On Dollar
Silicon Alley Insider — ... WSJ: At Onset Ventures, [Terry] Opdendyk says his firm's $280 million fund raised in 2000 has collected most of its commitments from institutional investors and doesn't have much cash left. At the same time, the fund has to keep spending to nurture numerous companies because there have been so few IPOs and sales. "We're squeezing every dime" and may consider selling some company stakes, he says. ...

Understanding the Roots of Venture Capitalists Woes vs. Recognizing the Scapegoats
WatchMojo.com Business & Technology — ... The problem is, they are now looking at triggers and accelerators and scapegoating these as causes.  The result now is pressure on VCs to liquidate their holdings.  The WSJ, via ...

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