Venture funding

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

It actually makes success more likely.

Most successful entrepreneurs never take any venture capital.

For decades now, venture capitalists have played a crucial role in the economy by financing high-growth start-ups. While the companies they've backed--Amazon,...

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

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

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

Business won't change until entrepreneurship does.

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

The surprising behaviors that can make a difference

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

New funding models are about to revolutionize the social sector.

Three proven strategies to make a difference.

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

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

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...

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

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 […]

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

How to think about your existing collaborations—and the new ones you should seek out