Will solar in 2011 look like automobiles in 1911?
How many of the 217 solar start-ups today will be around in 10 years? Not many. A look back at the automobile industry in the early part of the last century explains why. By Alex Taussig, contributor...
View ArticleThe venture capital surprise
New research on the VC industry turns conventional wisdom on its head. In the world of venture capital, tech is the movie star and life sciences the second banana. The champion and the also-ran. Just...
View ArticleApple mobility ad boss leaves for VC
Andy Miller, head of mobile advertising for Apple (AAPL), is leaving to join VC firm Highland Capital Partners. Miller is the former co-founder and CEO of Quattro Wireless, a Highland-backed company...
View ArticleExclusive: Highland Capital co-founders to step back
Veteran venture capitalists turning over the reins. FORTUNE -- Bob Higgins and Paul Maeder plan to reduce their roles with Highland Capital Partners, the Cambridge, Mass.-based venture capital firm...
View ArticleExclusive: Big changes for Staples founder's VC fund
Retail is in, consumer goods are out. FORTUNE -- In 2007, Staples (SPLS) founder Tom Stemberg partnered with Highland Capital Partners to raise $300 million for a venture capital fund that would...
View ArticleCommerce-focused VC firm raising first fund
New micro-VC firm to focus on retail technologies. FORTUNE -- Venture capitalist Dan Rosen has left Highland Capital Partners after a six years, in order to form a firm focused on the intersection of...
View ArticleHighland preps $400 million VC fund
Highland to begin raising ninth fund. FORTUNE -- Highland Capital Partners this week is expected to send out offering documents for its ninth venture capital fund, Fortune has learned. The target is...
View ArticleLeap Motion gets its own VC fund
Motion sensor company gets some extra support from Highland Capital. FORTUNE -- Venture capitalists talk about their portfolio companies as if they are offspring, hesitant to ever say they love one...
View ArticleHighland snares $300 million for new VC fund
Early-stage venture capital firm heading toward $400 million target. FORTUNE -- Venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners has held a first close on around $300 million for its ninth fund, Fortune...
View ArticleExclusive: Highland Capital raises $400 million fund
VC firm hits target for its ninth fund. FORTUNE -- Venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners has secured $400 million in capital commitments for its ninth fund, Fortune has learned. That means...
View ArticleCybersecurity Factory nurtures early-stage startups in a tough field
Cybersecurity startups are in an odd position. They’re in a white-hot area with interest driven by all the breaches dominating the headlines. But what company wants to beta test the latest security...
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