Entries tagged "DC"

What is the difference between 4B and B? What's the difference between the startup ecosystems of Silicon Valley and the Washington Region? 0B of cash invested since 1995.  Region  Total Invested $ % of Tot Silicon Valley 4,982,422,400 34.21% New England ,886,136,600 12.00% NY Metro ,031,940,200 8.33% Southeast ,960,796,700 6.47% LA/Orange County ,791,224,000 6.43% Texas ,459,483,500 5.45% Midwest ,012,304,300 5.00% DC/Metroplex ,784,175,600 4.58% Northwest ,019,941,600 3.89% San Diego ,839,895,400 3.67% Colorado ,783,578,300 2.92% Philadelphia Metro ,322,572,900 2.65% SouthWest ,749,248,000 1.62% North Central ,726,799,200 1.61% South Central ,285,416,600 0.42% Upstate NY ,037,316,200 0.38% Sacramento/N.Cal ,334,596,100 0.25% AK/HI/PR 5,002,300 0.11% Unknown 3,587,600 0.02% Grand Total 0,706,437,500 100.00% Source: Source:  PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree™ Report, Data: ... Read More

863 US companies raised .9B dollars in Q1, down 14% from the 1,013 companies that raised .7B in Q4 2012.  DC jumped from 10th place to 8th, largely on the strength of the 4M raised by distressed Living Social (0) and M for Intrexon (See: The DMV has 2 of... Read More

Talk is cheap. Talk is so cheap that there’s a new “Startup Community Organizer” organizing their YJASTE (Yet Just Another Startup Community Event) every day. Here’s a tip: We already have the largest Tech Meetup in the country — DC Tech Meetup. We also already have one of the most... Read More

You know I keep hearing the tales of woe from founders seeking funding. Waaaaa it's too hard to get money in DC. Waaaaa no investors have the big vision to see that a Moose Picture Search Engine is going to be the next big thing. Waaaaaa, I can't get money... Read More

In recent years DC has been slipping as a center of startup activity. In terms of raising money the region has slipped from 6th, to 8th and now 10th on the latest PWC MoneyTree survey.   Meanwhile other regions are making moves to be relevant. There's startup stuff happening in some of... Read More

As funding is drying up in DC, startup founders are getting restless and angry. Unfunded or underfunded founders are whining about the state of funding in the DC Region. People keep complaining that DC is the most difficult town in the world to raise money. It’s like we’re the new, New... Read More

According to PWC MoneyTree, Venture Capital Firms Headquartered in DC, MD and VA (DMV) made 56 investments. Only 25 of those investments were in the DMV.  That includes Virginia's state run CIT Gap Fund with 11 local investments and Maryland's TEDCO with 2. Without those two firms the numbers would... Read More

Venture Capital Investment was off slightly by Billion dollars this year from .5 Billion in 2011 to .5 Billion in 2012. Regionally Silicon Valley retained their supremacy and dominance garnering Billion or 41% of the total. In fact the next 5 regions together didn’t quite equal the Silicon... Read More

For the past couple of months I’ve been writing and thinking about, who’s got the back of Startups in the DC region. And after much discussion, cogitation, rumination, and constipation, I’m at peace. The revelation, the answer, the point? Who’s got the back of DC Tech Startups? ........they do! The term startup is... Read More

“Wikipedia Definition: A churrascaria  is a Brazilian steakhouse. Churrasco is the cooking style, which translates roughly from the Portuguese for 'barbecue'.”Churrascaria restaurants supply each diner with a two-sided, green and red marker, like the one pictured above. When the green side is on top, the barbecued meats keep coming to the... Read More

Not every startup is pure gold.  Not every startup is a turd. Not every golden startup gets funded. Some companies that get funded are not golden. Sometimes a turd gets funded.Not getting funded is not an indictment of your company.  It is not an indictment of a Venture Capitalists or... Read More

It’s happening again.  DC Tech natives are restless.  The Jungle Drums are pounding.The mindshare listserv is abuzz.  Why do DC Investors Suck! Why aren’t DC Angels more like Silicon Valley Angels.  Why can’t I get money? Why doesn’t anyone love me.  Why, Why Why? Waa, Waa, Waa! ... Read More

Every one knows that more companies raise money in Silicon Valley than any other US region.  How about by sector. In every sector Silicon Valley outperformed Metropolitan DC and New York. Maryland’s concentration on health sciences seems to be paying off as Biotech is consistently the strongest... Read More

Venture investing on a national scale last year saw a rise of the seed stage investment.  Nationally 11% or 396 of the 3,673 venture deals closed in 2011 were seed stage deals.  This means that nationally institutional venture capital firms are investing earlier and accepting more risk then in recent... Read More

Lots of movement in the top 10 as Florida jumps 2 positions, passing New York and Texas to number 2. Illinois moves up to pass Virginia.Help your state by registering here: Rank+ -StateStartupsPopulationPer 100K of PopPopulation Rank1CALIFORNIA73937,253,9561.9812+2FLORIDA41719,057,5422.1943-1NEW YORK41619,465,1972.1434-2TEXAS41325,674,6811.6125+1ILLINOIS24612,869,2571.9156-1VIRGINIA2448,096,6043.01127MASSACHUSETTS2196,587,5363.32148COLORADO2125,116,7694.14229MARYLAND1625,828,2892.781910CONNECTICUT1413,580,7093.943011GEORGIA1389,815,2101.41912DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA124617,99620.065113PENNSYLVANIA12312,742,8860.97613 MICHIGAN1179,876,1871.18815NORTH CAROLINA1169,656,4011.201016NEW JERSEY1138,821,1551.281117WASHINGTON1116,830,0381.631318OHIO10211,544,9510.88719INDIANA976,576,9221.473120TENNESSEE866,403,3531.3417If DC, Maryland... Read More

What DC regional companies closed on VC funding in the 4th quarter? Well according to the NVCA and PWC Moneytree there were 45 deals concluded with a total value of 9M. That ranks the Capital Region 8th, in dollars invested and 5th in deals of the regions tracked. Of the companies... Read More

How did DC do in terms of building a better enviornment for Startups this year? We have fewer strong VCs and once mighty Novak Biddle, and Valhalla appear to be investing less. Fortunately two local stalwarts Grotech and New Atlantic are continuing to actively place bets in the region. There's a new... Read More

Fortify.vc isn’t your standard Venture Capital firm, least ways not the type of firm we’ve become use to in the DC region. There’s just something different about the firm’s partners Jonathon Perrelli and Adam Fazackerley.  They talk different, they’re approachable and pragmatic, where others often seem distant and theoretical. The... Read More

The 12 Companies and 2 Alternates that will be pitching to raise money from investors at Cooley Capital Call in Cooley's DC office on September 7th, 2011 have been announced.  They are: App47 - Platform that offers complete command of your enterprise mobile applications – from seamless deployment through reliable management... Read More