Comments on: VC crunch continues: BlueRun Ventures falls short of $300M target http://venturebeat.com/2009/04/23/vc-crunch-continued-bluerun-ventures-falls-short-of-300m-target/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:19:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: strat_80 http://venturebeat.com/2009/04/23/vc-crunch-continued-bluerun-ventures-falls-short-of-300m-target/comment-page-1/#comment-885887 strat_80 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:44:32 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=106578#comment-885887 Third rate team. Not a surprise at all. Third rate team. Not a surprise at all.

]]> By: Jeremy Wright http://venturebeat.com/2009/04/23/vc-crunch-continued-bluerun-ventures-falls-short-of-300m-target/comment-page-1/#comment-858910 Jeremy Wright Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:14:26 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=106578#comment-858910 I've had good experiences with the Blue Run team. They didn't invest, but they were professional, up front about their objectives and have made several introductions over the last year or two (in spite of not investing).<br><br>So congrats to them on closing a fund at all in this environment. Having one that's 20% smaller given less international expansion and the current environment seems fair to me. And closing one at all speaks to LP confidence. I've had good experiences with the Blue Run team. They didn't invest, but they were professional, up front about their objectives and have made several introductions over the last year or two (in spite of not investing).

So congrats to them on closing a fund at all in this environment. Having one that's 20% smaller given less international expansion and the current environment seems fair to me. And closing one at all speaks to LP confidence.

]]> By: Kim http://venturebeat.com/2009/04/23/vc-crunch-continued-bluerun-ventures-falls-short-of-300m-target/comment-page-1/#comment-858909 Kim Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:44:42 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=106578#comment-858909 this is a great firm and i'm glad they were able to raise $240 which is certainly enough for them to keep going strong. this is a great firm and i'm glad they were able to raise $240 which is certainly enough for them to keep going strong.

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