Foundation Capital raises 7th funding of $282M for early stage startups

Early stage investing venture firm Foundation Capital announced a $282 million fund aimed at consumer, IT, and green-tech startups.

Upstart Labs puts Portlandia spin on startup acceleration

Portland accelerator Upstart Labs announces new funding, investments, partnerships, and an expanded team.

Silicon Valley VCs predict 2013 trends: Space, robots, self-driving cars

What do Silicon Valley's top VCs expect from 2013? Brace yourselves for self-driving cars, true AI, and much more.

‘Convertible equity’: a plan to keep early-stage startups out of debt

As we enter into a quarter in which we're likely to see more early-stage investment deals than ever before, Adeo Ressi, CEO of The Founder Institute, believes there must be an alternative to convertible debt.

How to put an accurate valuation on an early-stage startup

A valuation is an incredibly attractive number that intimidates competition and attracts potential investors, but how can entrepreneurs accurately value their business when it's still a fledgling startup?

Accel Partners announces $155M India fund for mobile, enterprise, and more

Showing that there’s plenty of untapped potential in the Indian startup scene, Silicon Valley venture capital firm Accel Partners announced its $155 million Accel India III fund today for seed and early-stage investments in the country.

Accel, which already has …

Shasta Ventures pools a $200M fund, invests with Google Ventures and KP

Early stage venture firm Shasta Ventures raised $200 million dollars, according to a form D filed with the SEC. This is a growth fund intended to support start-ups.

This is a pooled investment fund, with the form citing Rob Coneybeer, …

The U.K. gets a $60 million early stage fund

U.K. early stage investment firm Passion Capital just raised its first investment fund of $60 million. The fund is a private-public hybrid, with the U.K. government contributing $40 million of the total.

Partners Stefan Glaenzer, Eileen Burbidge and Robert Dighero …