Comments on: VSP Capital now in court

By: SiliconBeat

SiliconBeat — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:14:57 +0000

VC intrigue: First woman VC blogger “steps down”; the Levine shocker, and VSP saga continues

Kimberly Davis KingMore than a year ago, we pointed to the first female venture capital blogger, Kimberly Davis King of IDG Ventures. She never made our blogroll here at SiliconBeat, because she didn’t write more than a handful of entries. And she was …

By: SiliconBeat

SiliconBeat — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:04:27 +0000

The real story behind VSP Capital

Remember the saga at VSP Capital, the San Francisco firm run by Joanna Rees-Gallanter? Where we refused to divulge the full details? Well, we can now reveal it all. We’ll simply link to what has now become public information, since it is relevant for a…

By: EveryDogHasHisDay

EveryDogHasHisDay — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 21:54:46 +0000

Pssst, someone should pass a note to Rees-Gallanter to inform her that the annoucement of Fund III is still a headline on their homepage. This is a perfect example of how VSP spins things. For anyone without proper knowledge looking in, the company actually look legit. I suppose “technically” they did close $185MM in Fund III. Even if the plug was pulled a few months later.

By: Waiting with anticipation

Waiting with anticipation — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 16:14:39 +0000

Boy, I hope VSP has a shredder. “wrongfully used VSP’s facilities….” I love it.

I can’t wait for the depositions to hit the press on how John and Joanna used the firm’s resources for their own gain. I would spill the beans but I’m under a strict gag order!

By: Smarterthanthoseguys

Smarterthanthoseguys — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:12:41 +0000

How can I get a job where I completely botch a bunch of VC investments and then get to negotiate a lowered salary of $1MM a year? I gotta get on this action. Maybe I should be calling up VSP’s former investors. They sound like they know how to do diligence!