Ken Johnson, the veteran Wisconsin investor who is a partner in the Badger Fund of Funds, has held true to his vision from the start. Even before the Badger Fund of Funds was officially seeded in 2014 with a $25-million investment from the state of Wisconsin,...
Social Capital and American Express Ventures backed Simplee, a startup that aims to facilitate medical bill payments, in its latest $20 million funding round. Simplee says it works with over 900 hospitals and physicians and helps process “over $1 billion in annual payments” in the U.S....
An overwhelming majority (94 percent) of active investment angels believe it helps to have subject-matter experts weigh in when they evaluate a startup investment opportunity, according to a Propel(x) survey of 200 aspiring and active angel investors in the United States....
With Google, IBM and Microsoft all setting sights squarely on healthcare, and analysts predicting 30 percent of providers will run cognitive analytics on patient data by 2018, the risk of investing too late may outweigh the risk of doing so too soon. ...
A Tel Aviv startup that wants to help farmers produce more food with fewer resources, CropX, has attracted sensor manufacturers Robert Bosch and Flextronics International as strategic backers. Specifically, Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH and accelerator Flex Lab IX added $1 million in venture funding to...
Well-known San Francisco biotech investor and UW-Madison alumnus G. Steven Burrill and his firm will pay nearly $6 million to settle charges Burrill misused investors’ money to “prop up other struggling businesses he owned and finance his lavish lifestyle,” the Securities and Exchange Commission said...
SAN FRANCISCO — For the last few years, the spotlight in start-up investing has largely shone on those who poured money into a company when it was already well along on a growth path. It turns out that spotlight may have been misdirected. While some investors...
Research firm Navigant shows ingenuity in smart city offerings and partnerships are expected to help expand the industry A new report from boutique research firm Navigant Research shows the global smart city technology market is expected to more than double in the coming years, from $10.4...
The last couple of years have been pretty good for entrepreneurs seeking venture capital. Valuations have been going up, and financing terms have been loosening up. Something like 150 so-called “Unicorns” – VC-backed private companies valued at $1 billion and up – have débuted. Alas...
Money will go into expanding product line, including population health management and real-time decision tools Health Catalyst has raised $70 million in its fifth round of funding, bringing the total of venture capital it has attracted to $235 million. Norwest Venture Partners, the lead investor in three...