Comments on: Foundation Capital raises $750M fund, claiming focus on cleantech

By: Lightspeed Venture Partners raises fresh $800M global fund, looking to China and India | Silk Road To Dragon China

Tue, 13 May 2008 02:50:08 +0000

[...] the past month we’ve seen Foundation Capital take $750 million, Kleiner Perkins grab $700 million, plus its $500 million “Green Growth” fund, and now [...]

By: Greentech Media: Cleantech Investing » Blog Archive » Go big or go home?

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:54:45 +0000

[...] big news in cleantech investing is the close of Foundation Capital’s latest fund, at $750mm, with $250mm set aside for cleantech. This is just the latest in a long string of big cleantech-related funds that have been raised, [...]

By: Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Sramana Mitra on Strategy — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:08:29 +0000

The Real VCs of Silicon Valley?…

Venturebeat reports that Foundation Capital has raised a $750 Million new fund. The firm’s last fund was $525 million, closed two years ago. Goes back to my question: Who are the real VCs of Silicon Valley? How can you practice true venture capital i…

By: Sramana Mitra

Sramana Mitra — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:00:44 +0000

My article, The Real VCs of Silicon Valley poses the question, Silicon Valley VCs are moving to later-stage investments and larger funds. Who, then, practices real venture capital?

You can read it here:
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/04/04/mitra-venture-capital-tech-intel-cx_sm_0404mitra.html

And also access the discussion around this topics here:
http://sramanamitra.com/2008/03/25/first-time-entrepreneurs/