Comments on: Venture shocker: Sevin Rosen returns cash, cites “terrible” environment

By: VentureBeat » Citrix acquires XenSource for $500M, in virtualization frenzy

VentureBeat » Citrix acquires XenSource for $500M, in virtualization frenzy — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:07:13 +0000

[...] one of the younger partners at Sevin Rosen, a firm that has struggled for direction of late, and which recently decided to not raise a new fund. This deal helps give Sturiale the track record needed to continue in the competitive venture [...]

By: Boris Moiseev

Boris Moiseev — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 13:30:08 +0000

Horror. I search money under mine for the Internet projects and I can not find, and here return money because of absence of projects.

Hey, prompt where to find the investor?

By: D Clay

D Clay — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:05:54 +0000

I think that Sevin Rosen did all of us a favor. Enterprise in California should do the same.

By: VentureBeat » Did venture firm Sevin Rosen orchestrate snow job?

VentureBeat » Did venture firm Sevin Rosen orchestrate snow job? — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:49:49 +0000

By: VentureBeat Wire » Did venture firm Sevin Rosen orchestrate snow job?

VentureBeat Wire » Did venture firm Sevin Rosen orchestrate snow job? — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 15:47:20 +0000

[...] Last Saturday, we wrote a piece about the decision by Sevin Rosen Funds, a big-name venture capital firm, to bag plans to raise another fund. The firm cited “terrible” investment conditions. The rarity of the move suggested significance — a sign that there is real trouble in the VC industry, with too much money floating around. The firm’s partner Steve Dow told us: “Giving back money is an unnatural act.” [...]

By: Sevin Rosen Funds Delays Fund X at Brian Berliner’s Brain

Sevin Rosen Funds Delays Fund X at Brian Berliner’s Brain — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 01:34:31 +0000

[...] Finally, Matt Marshall of VentureBeat in Venture shocker: Sevin Rosen returns cash, cites â€œterribleâ€ environment says: [...]

By: niti bhan

niti bhan — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 23:34:26 +0000

Alien has been trying since 2001 when I first came across them in the RFID arena. While the basic concept was good then, they didn’t really figure out how to monetize it properly, or they were too early?

By: RK

RK — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:29:02 +0000

For Alien RFID investment, they do deserve to be spanked good ! This deal showed how they did not know to invest money, so in way it is good they returned LP’s money back.

By: VentureBeat Wire » Sevin Rosen shocker: It returns cash, saying environment is “terrible.”

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 14:03:46 +0000

[...] See our story here. VentureBeat Community [...]

By: Starked SF, Unforgiving News from the Bay » Blog Archive » Talk of the Town: Monday, October 8

Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:15:20 +0000

[...] Sevin Rosen returns money to investors. [...]

By: Venture Beat Contributors » Venture Capital 2.0 - the evidence accumulates

Venture Beat Contributors » Venture Capital 2.0 - the evidence accumulates — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:10:19 +0000

[...] There is a lot of hand-wringing this week about the meaning of the Sevin Rosen decision not to raise a new fund. [...]